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Efficient Data Augmentation for Multivariate Probit Models with Panel Data: An Application to General Practitioner Decision Making about Contraceptives [PDF]
V.W.L. Chin +4 more
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Pairwise likelihood inference for the multivariate ordered probit model
This paper provides a closed form expression for the pairwise score vector for the multivariate ordered probit model. This result has several implications in likelihood-based inference. It is indeed used both to speed-up gradient based optimization routines for point estimation, and to provide a building block to compute standard errors and confidence ...
Bravo, Martina, Canale, Antonio
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Household portfolio allocation and stock market beliefs: Evidence from Japanese households
Abstract We analyze data from the Keio Household Panel Survey (KHPS) to investigate how individuals' beliefs about financial markets influence current and planned asset holdings. Our results reveal statistically and economically significant relations between specific beliefs and both present asset allocations and accumulation.
Raslan Alzuabi, Daniel Gray
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Adopting sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) is critical for achieving circular agricultural systems (CAS) in sub-Saharan Africa, as these practices emphasize resource efficiency, waste reduction, and sustainable management of natural resources ...
Abdul-Hanan Abdallah
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Factors Influencing Selection of Information Sources by Cotton Producers Considering Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technologies [PDF]
Acknowledgements: The authors thank Cotton Incorporated and the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station for financial supportInformation source use decisions, Precision Agriculture Technologies, Extension, Media, Private sources, Multivariate Probit ...
English, Burton C. +6 more
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Abstract A deficiency in financial knowledge often precipitates costly financial choices, affecting consumers' behavior and decision‐making. We delve into how financial acumen influences borrower discouragement by utilizing data from the U.S. Federal Reserve's Survey of Household Economics and Decision‐Making (2017–2022). Discouraged borrower describes
Anoosheh Rostamkalaei +2 more
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IntroductionClimate change poses a serious threat to agricultural productivity and food security in Malawi, particularly among rural households that rely heavily on rainfed farming.
Sydney Nkhoma +2 more
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The Choice of Management Practices: What Determines the Design of an Environmental Management System? [PDF]
This paper examines whether differential incentives exist in the adoption of environmental management practices (EMPs) with varying features that often make up the design of environmental management systems implemented by firms.
Anton, Wilma Rose Q.
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Multivariate cumulative probit for age estimation using ordinal categorical data
Multivariate ordinal categorical data have figured prominently in the age estimation literature. Unfortunately, the osteological and dental age estimation literature is often disconnected from the statistical literature that provides the underpinnings for rationale analyses.The aim of the study is to provide an analytical basis for age estimation using
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The Power of Posting: An Examination of CEO Social Media Celebrity
Abstract The increasing prevalence of social media has prompted discussions regarding its impact on the social evaluations of organizational leaders. In this study, we develop the construct of CEO social media celebrity, which arises when a CEO obtains high levels of attention and positive emotional responses from audiences on social media.
Ann Mooney +2 more
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