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Differing parental considerations for girls and boys in households are a primary cause of the gender gap in school enrolment and educational attainment in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. While a number of studies have focused on the inequality of...

We estimate the determinants of utilisation of physician and hospital services in Belgium using four different regression techniques. We apply a one- and two-part panel count data model, and a oneand two part cross-section count data model. We conclude that the two-part panel count data model is...

The usual decomposition of effects in corner solution models into extensive and intensive margins is generally incompatible with a causal interpretation. This paper proposes a decomposition based on the joint distribution of potential outcomes which is meaningful in a causal sense. The...