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Parametric and Semiparametric Estimation of the Adoption of Work Teams [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper is concerned about the adoption of work teams and the factors that facilitate team adoption. It focuses on four factors - trade union, technological change, training of the workforce and shared mode of compensation.
Tushar Kanti Nandi
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Partially Linear Spatial Probit Models

open access: yes, 2018
A partially linear probit model for spatially dependent data is considered. A triangular array setting is used to cover various patterns of spatial data. Conditional spatial heteroscedasticity and non-identically distributed observations and a linear process for disturbances are assumed, allowing various spatial dependencies.
Ahmed, Dabo
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Drivers of female farmers’ adoption of improved bread wheat varieties in Emba Alaje district, Northern Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture
Wheat is one of the cereal crops grown around the world, as well as in Ethiopia. However, female farmers are limited in their ability to achieve their estimated potential as a country in general and in the study area in particular. Even though Emba Alaje
Sinkie Alemu Kebede, Getasew Daru Tariku
doaj   +1 more source

A Bayesian Model of Sample Selection with a Discrete Outcome Variable [PDF]

open access: yes
Relatively few published studies apply Heckman’s (1979) sample selection model to the case of a discrete endogenous variable and those are limited to a single outcome equation.
Maksym, Obrizan
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Factors Influencing Producer Support for a State Mandatory Seed Law: An Empirical Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1992
A probit model identifies characteristics influencing Idaho potato producer support or opposition to a state mandatory certified seed law. Economic self interest appears to be the most important influencer.
Larry D. Makus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pregibit: A Family of Discrete Choice Models [PDF]

open access: yes
The pregibit discrete choice model is built on a distribution that allows symmetry or asymmetry and thick tails, thin tails or no tails. Thus the model is much richer than the traditional models that are typically used to study behavior that generates ...
Vijverberg, Chu-Ping C.   +1 more
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Simplified Implementation of the Heckman Estimator of the Dynamic Probit Model and a Comparison with Alternative Estimators

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2009
This paper presents a convenient shortcut method for implementing the Heckman estimator of the dynamic random effects probit model and other dynamic nonlinear panel data models using standard software. It then compares the estimators proposed by Heckman,
W. Arulampalam, Mark B. Stewart
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why farm households have differences in corruption experiences? Evidences from Bangladesh

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2013
The article explores the household-level determinants of corruption and its different forms in Bangladesh. It also identifies the micro-level factors for which households pay different amount of bribe.
Asif Reza ANIK   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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