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Estimating the causal effect of income on health: evidence from post reunification East Germany

Frijters, Paul; Haisken-DeNew, John P; Shields, Michael A - 2003

on health, and we pay close attention to the issue of panel attrition, given that there might be endogenous exits from …

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Using DIC to compare selection models with non-ignorable missing responses

Mason, Alexina; Richardson, Sylvia; Best, Nicky - 2010

Data with missing responses generated by a non-ignorable missingness mechanism can be analysed by jointly modelling the response and a binary variable indicating whether the response is observed or missing. Using a selection model factorisation, the resulting joint model consists of a model of...

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Stinebrickner, Todd R. - 1998

This paper suggests and implements a method for dealing with the problems which are encountered during the estimation of dynamic, discrete choice models with serially correlated unobservables. The method takes advantage of Gaussian quadrature integral approximation techniques and is based on a...

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Understanding the Mechanism of Panel Attrition

Lemay, Michael - 2009

Nonresponse is of particular concern in longitudinal surveys (panels) for several reasons. Cumulative nonresponse over … increases the variance of the estimates and reduces the possibility for subgroup analysis. Also, the higher the attrition, the … allow analysts to estimate dynamic behavior. However, current research on attrition in panel surveys focuses on the …

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Formulating a Prediction Model of Retention Rate in the University of North Carolina System

Ukpabi, Chinasa Victor - 2005

Institutional effectiveness has become an issue in American Higher Education as governing bodies now require evidence of quality in accountability and funding issues. One measure widely used today to assess effectiveness is retention rate. In response to the above as well as to demographic...

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The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets

Ghose, Anindya; Panagiotis, Ipeirotis; Sundararajan, Arun - 2008

We analyze how di erent dimensions of a seller's reputation a ectpricing power in electronic markets. We do so by using text miningtechniques to identify and structure dimensions of importance fromfeedback posted on reputation systems, by aggregating and scoring thesedimensions based on the...

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A-REIT seasoned equity offerings : determinants and market reaction

Chikolwa, Bwembya - 2009

The paper examines the decision by Australian Real Estate Trusts (A-REITs) to issue seasoned equity offerings from 2000 - 2008 and stock market reaction to the offerings using panel data and event study methodologies, respectively. The global financial crisis has resulted in freezing of the...

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Investigating the quitting decision of nurses : panel data evidence of the British National Health Service

Frijters, Paul; Shields, Michael A.; Wheatley Price, Stephen - 2007

There is currently a worldwide shortage of registered nurses, driven by large shifts in both the demand for and supply of nurses. Consequently, various policies to increase the recruitment and retention of nurses are under discussion, in particular, the role that wage increases might have in...

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Macroeconomic and institutional determinants of stock market development in MENA region: new results from a panel data analysis

Cherif, Monther; Gazdar, Kaothar - 2010

This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic environment and institutional quality on stock market development, using data from 14 MENA countries over the period of 1990-2007. Using both panel data and instrumental variable techniques, we find that income level, saving...

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Testing for Convergence Clubs in Income Per-Capita: A Predictive Density Approach

Canova, Fabio - 2001

The paper proposes a technique to jointly tests for groupings of unknown size in the cross sectional dimension of a panel and estimates the parameters of each group, and applies it to identifying convergence clubs in income per-capita. The approach uses the predictive density of the data,...

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