Table 5 Mean Weighted STW Differences by Time Gap between Survey and STW Month
From: Later one knows better: the over-reporting of short-time work in firm surveys
STW month relative to survey month | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean weighted difference (in employees) | Standard error | Obs. | |
BeCovid: same month (gap\(=0\)), Sep ’20 | 1.89 | 0.33 | 383 |
BeCovid: same month (gap\(=0\)), Oct ’20 | 2.17 | 0.51 | 344 |
BeCovid: same month (gap\(=0\)), Nov ’20 | 1.96 | 0.37 | 441 |
BP: same month (gap\(=0\)) | 1.19 | 0.24 | 1.466 |
BP: 1 month back (gap\(=1\)) | 0.62 | 0.22 | 1.926 |
BP: 2 months back (gap\(=2\)) | 0.24 | 0.22 | 2.255 |
BP: 3 months back (gap\(=3\)) | 0.23 | 0.20 | 2.516 |
BP: 4 months back (gap\(=4\)) | 0.30 | 0.18 | 2.436 |
BP: 5 months back (gap\(=5\)) | 0.78 | 0.24 | 1.719 |
BP: 6+ months back (gap\(\ge 6\)) | 0.70 | 0.31 | 1.068 |