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Joint estimation of sequential labor force participation and fertility decisions using Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques

Buddelmeyer, Hielke; Troske, Kenneth - Econometric Society - 2004

Three basic mechanisms are behind the statistical relationship between fertility decisions and labor force … a correlation between participation and fertility decisions throughout lifetime. They may further induce differences in … disentangles these three mechanisms and evaluates their relative importance. Sequential participation and fertility decisions are …

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Multiple social interactions and reproductive externalities: An investigation of fertility behaviour in Kenya

Weeks, Melvyn; Iyer, Sriya - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper examines empirically the impact of reproductive externalities on fertility behaviour in one developing …

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Why Children Work, Attend School, or Stay Idle: Theory and Evidence

Ranjan, Priya - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper offers a theoretical and empirical analysis of child labor, schooling, and `idleness' (neither work nor school), with particular emphasis on the roles of child ability and credit constraints in determining these decisions. We show theoretically that `idleness' may be chosen optimally...

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Mortality Reductions, Educational Attainment, and Fertility Choice

Soares, Rodrigo R. - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper explores the role of life expectancy as a determinant of educational attainment and fertility, both during … similar effects -- or may only affect fertility -- depending on the nature of the costs of raising children. This setup can … explain both the demographic transition and the recent behavior of fertility in ``post-demographic transition'' countries …

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The Impact of Chronic Disease Burden on Education, Fertility and Economic Growth – Evidence from the American South

Lange, Fabian; Bleakley, Hoyt - Econometric Society - 2004

This study contains evidence on the importance of chronic disease burden on human-capital and fertility decisions in … present study shows that this increase in human capital was accompanied by a fertility decrease that was both economically and … statistically significant. A decline in the hookworm infection rate from 40 to 20% is associated with a decline in fertility that …

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Generalized Indirect Inference for Discrete Choice Models

Anthony A. Smith, Jr.; Keane, Michael - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper develops and implements a practical simulation-based method for estimating dynamic discrete choice models. The method, which can accommodate lagged dependent variables, serially correlated errors, unobserved variables, and many alternatives, builds on the ideas of indirect inference....

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TOPOLOGIES OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Ioannides, Yannis M. - Econometric Society - 2004

We examine in this paper the role of an economy's social interaction structure, defined as a graph. Individuals care about the decisions of their neighbors. We extend the behavioral discrete-response rules along the lines of the interactive discrete choice model of Brock and Durlauf (2001) to...

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Off with their heads: Terrorism and electoral support for capital punishment in Australia

Fry, Tim R. L.; Felvus, Clare; Davidson, Sinclair; … - Econometric Society - 2004

Recent terrorist attacks such as the attacks on the World Trade Centre in September 2001 have generated new interest in the debate on capital punishment. It has been suggested that support for the death penalty could be higher in the wake of terrorist activity. Using data from the Australian...

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Valuing water reources in developing countries: A semiparametric approach to valuation models

Belluzzo, Walter - Econometric Society - 2004

Valuation of the benefits from the preservation of water resources is often of interest to policy makers and funding institutions. In developing countries, valuation studies are potentially useful for designing funding policies when inequality is a concern. To fulfil this goal, however,...

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Bayesian Estimation of an Endogenous Bivariate Semiparametric Probit Model for Health Practitioner Utilisation in Australia

Fiebig, Denzil; Smith, Michael; Cottet, Remy - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper presents Bayesian methodology for the estimation of a bivariate probit model with an endogenous effect and both parametric linear and flexible semiparametric exogenous effects. The model is prompted by an analysis of the utilisation of health services in Australia using data from the...

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