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administrative_data

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Economics (general)Administrative Social Security Data Linkage for Earnings MeasurementAdministrative linkage secured 100% verified annual earnings histories across 13 consecutive years per individual, confirming pre-lottery earnings parallel trends between nonwinners ($15,600 to $18,000) and winners ($12,000 to $14,500) while eliminating recall measurement bias.Observational Study Economics (general)College Entrance Exam Participation Graduation ProxyBecause 90% of high school graduates sit for the ICFES exam, registration served as a high-precision proxy for high school completion, revealing that vocational voucher winners were 5 to 6 percentage points (a 25% relative increase) more likely to complete secondary school than losers.RCT Methods & evidenceMulti-Register Administrative Data Linkage for Counterfactual EstimationLinked multi-register database captured 11-year pre-unemployment labor histories and 12-to-24 month post-unemployment follow-up outcomes with zero panel attrition across the entire national population sample.Observational Study