Logistic regression techniques for panel data are used to identify factors affecting farm credit transition probabilities. Results indicate that most farm‐specific factors do not have adequate explanatory influence on the probability of farm credit risk transition. Class upgrade probabilities...

We consider the problem of adjusting a machine that manufactures parts in batches or lots and experiences random offsets or shifts whenever a set-up operation takes place between lots. The existing procedures for adjusting set-up errors in a production process over a set of lots are based on the...

This paper considers the modelling of mortality rates classified by age, time, and small area with a view to developing life table parameters relevant to assessing trends in inequalities in life chances. In particular, using a fully Bayes perspective, one may assess the stochastic variation in...

This paper provides an empirical application of Lee and Pitt’s (1986) approach to the problem of corner solutions in the case of panel data. This model deals with corner solutions in a manner consistent with the firm behavior theory while controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. In this...

Using a large firm level panel data set from four Asian countries, this paper compares the returns to various internal and external funds. A novel feature of our analysis is that we distinguish between financially constrained and unconstrained firms and determine selectivity-corrected estimates...

In the evaluation of school-based intervention programs, students' knowledge, behavior, and attitudes about a particular issue are typically assessed before and after the intervention. The effectiveness of the intervention can then be gauged by comparing these "pre-treatment" and...