Search Results - subject:"Probit Model"

Household fuel choice in urban China: A random effect generalized probit analysis

Zhang, Xiao-Bing; Hassen, Sied - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2014

Using seven rounds of household survey data that span more than a decade, this paper analyzes the determinants of household fuel choice in urban China. Unlike the existing studies, we use an empirical strategy that takes into account the potential heterogeneous effects of socio-economic factors...

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Wealth and Income in the Euro Area: Heterogeneity in Households’ Behaviours?

Arrondel, L.; Roger, M.; Savignac, F. - Banque de France - 2014

determining its location in the wealth distribution. A generalized ordered probit model is estimated to explain the role played by …

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The British Low-Wage Sector and the Employment Prospects of the Unemployed

Plum, Alexander - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, … - 2014

Are low wages an instrument for the unemployed to switch to high-paying jobs within a medium-term period? Using data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), the labor market dynamics of men are analyzed up to six years after entering unemployment. An alternative econometric approach is...

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Modeling fuel choice among households in northern Cameroon

Nlom, Jean Hugues; Karimov, Aziz - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014

switch from firewood to clean fuels in northern Cameroon. The paper employs an ordered probit model to construct cooking …

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Availability of Family-Friendly Work Practices and Implicit Wage Costs: New Evidence from Canada

Fakih, Ali - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Using Canadian linked employer-employee data covering the period 1999-2005, I examine the determinants of the availability of family-friendly "care" practices and the impact of such practices on wages. The results show that the provision of family-friendly practices is not mainly derived from...

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VOLUNTEERING AND LIFE SATISFACTION : AN INVESTIGATION OF ENDOGENEITY

CHEN, CHIANG-MING; YEH, CHIA-YU; CHANG, CHING-HSING - In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics 55 (2014) 1, pp. 21-32

life satisfaction. We used a univariate ordered probit model and a simultaneous bivariate ordered probit model to compare … ordered probit model suggest that volunteering has no effecton life satisfaction. However, the results from the simultaneous … bivariate ordered probit model indicate volunteering has a significantposit ive effect on life satisfaction. The failure to …

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Couples' fertility decision-making

Stein, Petra; Willen, Sebastian; Pavetic, Monika - In: Demographic Research 30 (2014) 63, pp. 1697-1732

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Effect of Credit Rating on Firm Performance and Stock Return; Evidence form KSE Listed Firms

Shaheen, Rubina; Javid, Attiya Yasmin - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014

This study investigates the determinants of credit ratings of firms and the impact of credit rating on firms’ performance and stock return for listed firms in Pakistan. For empirical analysis of this study, panel data of 63 financial and nonfinancial firms rated by Pakistan Credit Rating...

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Spatial Concentration of Military Dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa (1977-2007)

Caruso, Raul; Petrarca, Ilaria; Ricciuti, Roberto - CESifo - 2014

We empirically investigate the existence of spatial autocorrelation between military dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1977 through 2007. We apply a Bayesian SAR probit regression, extended to a pooled model. We find a robust and positive spatial autocorrelation coefficient, which shows a...

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A Bivariate Probit Examination of Financial and Volunteer Problems of Non-Profit Sport Clubs

Coates, Dennis; Wicker, Pamela; Feiler, Svenja; Breuer, … - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 9 (2014) 3, pp. 230-248

the relationship between both types of problems. Using data from a survey of sport clubs in Germany, a bivariate probit … model is estimated. The results provide evidence that both problems are interrelated. Clubs relying on sponsorship income …

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