This paper presents the Gretl function package DPB for estimating dynamic binary models with panel data. The package contains routines for the estimation of the random-effects dynamic probit model proposed by Heckman (1981b) and its generalisation by Hyslop (1999) and Keane and Sauer (2009) to...

This paper estimates the economic and non-economic returns to volunteering for prime-aged women. Estimates of a DCDP model indicate that an extra year of volunteer experience increases wage offers by 8.5% in future part-time work and by 2.6% in future full-time work. On average, working for free...

How a macroeconomic policy package is designed depends critically on whether the economy in question is supply constrained or demand constrained. In simple terms, this may often be seen in terms of whether the policies should try to augment demand or to raise productive capacity. The question is...