Bierens, Herman J.; Carvalho, Jose R. - In: Journal of Applied Econometrics 22 (2007) 5, pp. 971-993
In this paper we specify a semi-nonparametric competing risks (SNP-CR) model of recidivism, for misdemeanors and felonies. The model is a bivariate mixed proportional hazard model with Weibull baseline hazards and common unobserved heterogeneity. The distribution of the latter is modeled...