Semiparametric binary random effects models: Estimating two types of drinking behavior

I propose a new estimator for cross-section semiparametric regressions containing unobserved binary random effects and apply it to alcohol consumption. The random effects (health consciousness) explain a significant proportion of otherwise unexplained variation in alcohol consumption. Education positively correlates with health consciousness.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Dong, Yingying
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 112.2011, 1, p. 79-81
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Random effects model Alcohol consumption Education

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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