Model-based design in small area estimation

In this paper, we address the problem of an efficient estimation strategy when solving real survey sampling problems. We consider the panel data model with random effects as a superpopulation model. We investigate the performance of model-assisted estimators under model-based sample designs in a simulation experiment based on the real data (Lithuanian survey on short-term statistics on service) taken as a true population. Here the model-based sampling refers to a sample design constructed using the model and information about the behavior of the model-assisted estimator on available auxiliary data.