The paper proposes a new estimator for the fixed effects ordered logit model. In contrast to existing methods, the new procedure allows estimating the thresholds. The empirical relevance and simplicity of implementation is illustrated in an application to the effect of unemployment on life...

Regression models of a dependent variable that take on qualitative values 0 and 1 cannot be interpreted as conventional regression models. The fact that the dependent variable takes on two different values causes some problems in the model. These problems include the fact that the model’s...