We modify the Additively Non-ignorable (AN) model of Hirano et. al. (2001) so that it is suitable for data collection efforts that have a short panel component. Our modification yields a convenient semi-parametric bias correction framework for handling endogenous attrition and substitution...

We modify the Additively Non-ignorable (AN) model of Hirano et. al. (2001) so that it is suitable for data collection efforts that have a short panel component. Our modification yields a convenient semi-parametric bias correction framework for handling endogenous attrition and substitution...

Im Zusammenhang mit rapider Urbanisierung zog in den Jahren von 1950 bis 1980 etwa ein Viertel der armen Landbevölkerung der Türkei vornehmlich aus dem Osten des Landes in die rasch wachsenden und vielversprechenderen Städte des Westens. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Wanderungsbewegungen...

The paradigm of a rational individual acting on the earnings-enhancing benefits of migration is subjected to statistical scrutiny, using data from Turkey. Results with robust selectivity correction support the rationality hypothesis: Both migrants and non-migrants chose the option in which they...