D, Agee Mark; Thomas, Crocker; F, Shogren Jason - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 4 (2004) 1, pp. 1-41
This paper uses a maximum likelihood procedure that accounts for unobserved heterogeneity in the sample to implement a preference-based model to assess factors that influence parents' likelihood of losing their composure and physically abusing their children. A basic supposition of the model is...