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Model-based small area estimation with no samples within the areas, by benchmarking to marginal cross-sectional and time-series estimates

Danny Pfeffermanna National Statistician and CBS Director, Jerusalem, Israel;b Department of Statistics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel;c Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael Sverchkovd Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Richard Tillerd Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Lizhi Liud Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
Pages 28-42 | Received 25 Jan 2019, Accepted 19 Jan 2020, Published online: 31 Jan 2020

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