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Rural Poverty in Jharkhand: An Empirical Exploration of Socioeconomic determinants

Singh, K.M.; Singh, R.K.P.; Meena, M.S.; Kumar, Abhay; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

of poverty, obtained by estimating a probit model, considering poor as 1 and non-poor 0, it was found that length of …). To find out the determinants of poverty, affecting the probability of an individual being poor, we estimated a Probit … model using poverty as a dependent factor-a binary (poor-1 and non-poor-0) and a set of agricultural and socio …

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Are Large Shareholders Conducting Influential Monitoring in Emerging Markets? An Investigation into the Impact of Large Shareholders on Dividend Decisions: The Case of Kuwait

Al-Kuwari, Duha - In: Research in World Economy 3 (2012) 2, pp. 52-67

This paper examines the relationship between large shareholders and dividend payout decisions based on agency theory and investigates whether large shareholders are monitoring effectively. The study uses a panel dataset of 37 non-financial firms listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange as an emerging...

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Forecasting 2012 United States Presidential election using Factor Analysis, Logit and Probit Models

Sinha, Pankaj; Thomas, Ashley Rose; Ranjan, Varun - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Contemporary discussions on 2012 U.S Presidential election mention that economic variables such as unemployment rate, inflation, budget deficit/surplus, public debt, tax policy and healthcare spending will be deciding elements in the forthcoming November election. Certain researchers like...

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Disability and Social Exclusion Dynamics in Italian Households

Parodi, Giuliana; Sciulli, Dario - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

probit model accounting for true state dependence, unobserved heterogeneity and endogenous initial conditions to the 2004 …

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Measuring of happiness level of people in Tippanate’s community, Chiang Mai province

Namwong, Juthamas; Wattanakul, Kunchon - In: The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics … 1 (2012) 2, pp. 59-70

Thipanate’s community was in the middle being 62.7 percent. Having used Ordered logit model and Ordered probit model to analyze …

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Determinants of Intra-firm Diffusion Process of ICT: Theoretical Sources and Empirical Evidence from Catalan Firms

Youssef, Adel Ben; Merino, David Castillo; Hadhri, Walid - HAL - 2012

ordered probit model where we test the probability of ICT adoption by firms. Secondly, we built a general model explaining …

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Simultaneous causality between health status and employment status within the population aged 30-59 in France

Barnay, Thomas; Legendre, François - HAL - 2012

population aged 30-59 in France by using an original method of SBOP (Simultaneous Bi-Ordered Probit Model). We organize the paper …

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Parent Entrepreneurs: to What Extent Can They Influence Their Children to Become Entrepreneurs?

Ayogyam, Alexander - In: Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica (2012) 3(3), pp. 62-75

2006), the Probit model (a regression statistical technique) was recommended for the analysis. Out of the five explanatory …

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The Role of Varietal Attributes on Adoption of Improved Seed Varieties. The Case of Sorghum in Kenya

Timu, Anne G.; Mulwa, Richard M.; Okello, Julius Juma; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

This paper examines the effect of variety attributes on adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Kenya. Using data from 140 farmers, the paper uses a multivariate probit to identify variety-specific drivers of adoption. The results on the perception of farmers variety attributes show that...

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Factors Influencing Urban Residents' Tea Consumption Habits: An Empirical Study of Hangzhou City

Chen, Fu-qiao; Jiang, Ai-qin - In: Asian Agricultural Research 04 (2012) 09

' spending decisions, using Probit model. The results show that gender, age, and personal income have a significant positive …

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