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Alternative Measures of the Explanatory Power of Multivariate Probit Models with Continuous or Ordinal Responses
Spieß, Martin; Tutz, Gerhard - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2002
In this paper R2-type measures of the explanatory power of multivariate linear and categorical probit models proposed in the literature are reviewed and their deficiencies are discussed. It is argued that a measure of the explanatory power should take into account the components which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963825
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Prevalence and substitution effects in tobacco consumption: A discrete choice analysis of panel data
Wangen, Knut R.; Biørn, Erik - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2001
This paper analyzes tobacco demand within a discrete choice framework. Using binomial and multinomial logit models with random effects, and an unbalanced panel data set of Norwegian households over a twenty year period, we first consider the decisions a) whether to smoke or not, and b) given the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980727
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GEE Estimation of a Two-Equation Panel Data Model: An Analysis of Wage Dynamics and the Incidence of Profit-Sharing in West Germany
Pannenberg, Markus; Spieß, Martin - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
We propose a generalized estimating equations approach to the analysis of the mean and the covariance structure of a bivariate time series process of panel data with mixed continuous and discrete dependent variables. The approach is used to jointly analyze wage dynamics and the incidence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068845
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The Dynamics of Social Assistance Receipt: Measurement and Modelling Issues, with an Application to Britain
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Jenkins, Stephen P. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008
We model the dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain using data from the British Household Panel Survey, waves 1-15. First, we discuss definitions of social assistance benefit receipt, and present information about the trends between 1991 and 2005 in the receipt of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005069090
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From No Pay to Low Pay and Back Again?: A Multi-State Model of Low Pay Dynamics
Uhlendorff, Arne - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
This study analyzes the mobility between three labor market states: working in low paid jobs, working in higher paid jobs and not working. Using German panel data I estimate dynamic multinomial logit panel data models with random effects taking the initial conditions problem and potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005069104
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Profitability of Pension Contributions: Evidence from Real-Life Employment Biographies
Schröder, Carsten - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
partner. Due to survivor pensions, married insurants benefit from higher IRR as compared to the non-married. Interestingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008645019
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Rates of Return and Early Retirement Disincentives: Evidence from a German Pension Reform
Lüthen, Holger - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2014
To counteract the financial pressure emerging in aging societies, statutory pay-as-you-go pension schemes are undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension deductions for early retirement. This paper examines the...
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Statistics of savings
Niederlande / Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek - 's-Gravenhage : Staatsuitg. - 1967/68(1969) - 1971/72(1974); 1972/74(1975) - …
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Back on Track?: Savings Puzzles in EU-Accession Countries
Schrooten, Mechthild; Stephan, Sabine - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2002
savings. Is saving behaviour in EU-accession countries now driven by the same forces as it is in market economies? We use a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068851
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The Pattern of Household Savings during a Hyperinflation The Case of Urban China in the Late 1980s
Aaberge, Rolf; Zhu, Yu - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 1998
This paper presents evidence on household savings in urban regions of the Chinese provinces Sichuan and Liaoning based … and 1989. The high inflation rates gave the households strong motives to switch from financial savings to purchase of … on the relative importance of savings by lower, middle and upper income groups for single-child families and for all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980542