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Appendix B: Data Needs and Research Agenda
Appendix B: Data Needs and Research Agenda
Pages 237-242
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Thus, the data collection efforts we propose should be attractive even in this era of budget cutting. Skimping on data collection is a false economy, because the costs of shaping policies without adequate information are likely to greatly exceed any short-term savings.
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Important contributions have also been made by one-time surveys that focused on particular issues, such as the LongTerm Care Survey, and particular populations, such as the National Survey of Black Americans and the National Survey of Americans of Mexican Descent. Because the federal government is best equipped to carry out large-scale, long-term data collection, it should consider institutionalizing some of these projects initiated by research organizations.
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One issue involved in using money income as an indicator of value received that has been generally recognized is the importance of adjustments for the cost of living. Adjustments are not entirely satisfactory, however, when a single index is used, because it does not take into account that expenditure patterns vary considerably among individuals and groups.
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A RESEARCH AGENDA Data, of course, are useful only to the extent that they are used in relevant research. Our suggestions for topics on which additional investigations would be especially useful cover three broad categories: the impact of employment on families, the impact of families on work performance, and the costs of employer benefit programs.
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For example, additional investigation of the effectiveness of employee assistance programs in addressing family issues would be very helpful. Among the most promising ways of pursuing such further research is systematic evaluation of programs that have already been implemented, whether voluntarily by individual enterprises, as a result of negotiations with unions, or because of government requirements in particular states or other countries.
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The record of public finance specialists in demonstrating how much shifting of tax burdens takes place has not been convincing; nevertheless, the topic is important and should be studied. At the very least, experts can make it clear that one cannot simply assume that no shifting takes place.
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