Sample Surveys in Economics and Finance

A Practical Guide

This book provides a practical guide to survey work from design to analysis and presents the theoretical foundations of probability-based sampling and inference, while emphasising the real constraints of survey operationsbudget, time, staffing and respondent burden.

Sample surveys is a major source of statistical information in economics and finance. When policymakers, researchers, and analysts need targeted data-based evidence, surveys can be deployed quickly, at relatively low cost, tailored to specific policy questions and used to capture information that other data sources often misssubjective dimensions such as perceptions, expectations, values, and attitudes. From economics and finance to social and living conditions, surveys generate robust, decision-ready insights. And when based on representative samples, they yield accurate estimates for many finite populations, from households and individuals to bus