Macroeconomists spend much of their time developing theories and building models to demonstrate how shocks propagate and affect the overall level of economic activity. Both policymakers and the private sector maintain a keen interest in understanding the state of business affairs and the most likely path the economy will take over a planning horizon. Although there are a number of economic even...

Deprivation scales derived from multiple, typically dichotomous, indicators, are increasingly being used to measure households’ standards of living, and to complement poverty measures based on low income. We propose a type of multivariate probit model that generalizes the classical measurement model underlying the deprivation scale approach, allowing for heterogeneity and explicitly recognizing...

Most discussions of ordinal variables in the sociological literature debate the suitability of linear regression and structural equation methods when some variables are ordinal. Largely ignored in these discussions are methods for ordinal variables that are natural extensions of probit and logit models for dichotomous variables. If ordinal variables are discrete realizations of unmeasured conti...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to longitudinally examine the effect of diabetes on labor market outcomes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using secondary data from the first two waves (1992 and 1994) of the Health and Retirement Study, we identified 7,055 employed respondents (51-61 years of age), 490 of whom reported having diabetes in wave 1. We estimated the effect of diabetes in wave...

This study analysed factors influencing food security status of female headed farm households in Abia state, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique was employed in selecting 240 female headed farm households from whom data were collected using structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, food security indices and probit regression technique. Result...

Performance targets are ubiquitous in all areas of an individual’s life, such as education, jobs, sport competitions and charity donations. In this paper I assess whether meeting performance targets in tests at school has an effect on students’ subsequent behaviour. This is helpful to test whether motivation and effort by students, parents and schools, that the targets may induce, may deter rat...

In the absence of a national cancer registry system in Nepal, the objective of our study is to bring in current cancer incidence data through a primary survey across five different cancer hospitals of Nepal. The study helps in understanding the prevalence of cancer and also in examining the barriers behind proper utilization of cancer preventative measures. Through cluster analysis using Local ...

In the present paper a mixed approach is proposed for the simulta neously estimation of regression and correlation structure parameters in multivariate probit models using generalized estimating equations for the former and pseudo score equations for the latter The nite sample proper ties of the corresponding estimators are compared to estimators proposed by Qu Williams Beck and Medendorp and Q...

Ensuring adequate access to healthcare services by the people is a paramount goal of health care delivery policies in Nigeria. One of such initiatives is the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) that the government is test-running for ensuring adequate understanding of its modus operandi and likely constraints. This study examines household’s willingness to pay for National Health Insurance ...

AIM Complete aneurysm obliteration reduces the risk of rebleeding and is an important goal of the aneurysm treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of 63 patients undergoing endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms. The occlusion rate was stratified to three groups: complete, incomplete and partial. In the analysis compared the influence of the...