In this paper we introduce a test for the normality assumption in the sample selection model.The test is based on a generalization of a semi-nonparametric maximum likelihood method.In this estimation method,the distribution of the error erms is approximated by a Hermite series,with normality as...

Firing the manager is a drastic measure employed by firms to deal with poor performance.However,data on within firm dynamics are scarce,and the firing of individual managers is rarely recorded in the firm level data currently available.This makes the val e of firing a manager difficult to...