Intrafamily Interaction and Desired Additional Fertility in Pakistan: A Simultaneous-Equation Model with Dichotomous Dependent Variables

Intrafamily interaction and desired additional fertility in Pakistan: a simultaneous-equation model with dichotomous dependent variables.

This paper describes a theoretical model for the incorporation of intrafamily interaction in the family's desire for additional children. The model is suggested by a generalization of the multivariate partial adjustment hypothesis studied by Mortensen et al. and uses a 2-stage estimation technique proposed by Mallar and Heckman. The data used in the analysis are part of the 1968 IMPACT survey...

Model Fit in Structural Equation Models with Censored, Ordinal, and Dichotomous Variables: Testing Vanishing Tetrads

Although the methodology for handling ordinal and dichotomous observed variables in structural equation models (SEMs) is developing rapidly, several important issues are unresolved. One of these is the optimal test statistic to apply as a test of overall model fit. We propose a new ‘‘vanishing tetrad’’ test statistic for such models. We build on Bollen’s (1990) simultaneous test statistic for t...

Bayesian analysis of structural equation models with dichotomous variables.

Structural equation modelling has been used extensively in the behavioural and social sciences for studying interrelationships among manifest and latent variables. Recently, its uses have been well recognized in medical research. This paper introduces a Bayesian approach to analysing general structural equation models with dichotomous variables. In the posterior analysis, the observed dichotomo...

Investigation Interaction between Exchange Rate and Stock Market in Iran: A Simultaneous Equation System Approach

In recent years, the development of Securities markets has contributed greatly to the flourishing and development of countries. Having a structured and dynamic capital market has been one of the basic requirements of countries on the path of development, and the role of this market in creating economic equilibrium is known to everyone. Therefore, explaining the volatility of the stock market is...

Errors in Variables in Simultaneous Equation Models