1,283 research outputs found
Calculation of Multivariate Normal Probabilities by Simulation, with Applications to Maximum Simulated Likelihood Estimation
We discuss methods for calculating multivariate normal probabilities by simulation and two new Stata programs for this purpose: mvdraws for deriving draws from the standard uniform density using either Halton or pseudo-random sequences, and an egen function mvnp() for calculating the probabilities themselves. Several illustrations show how the programs may be used for maximum simulated likelihood estimation.Simulation estimation, maximum simulated likelihood, multivariate probit, Halton sequences, pseudo-random sequences, multivariate normal, GHK simulator
The dynamics of social assistance receipt: measurement and modelling issues, with an application to Britain
We model the dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain using data from the British Household Panel Survey, waves 1â15. First, we discuss definitions of social assistance benefit receipt, and present information about the trends between 1991 and 2005 in the receipt of social assistance benefits, and in annual rates of transition into and out of receipt. Second, we review potential multivariate modelling approaches especially the dynamic random effects probit models that are used in our empirical analysis and, third, discuss sample selection criteria and explanatory variables. Fourth, we present our regression estimation estimates and interpret them. The final section contains a summary of the substantive results, and highlights some lessons concerning application of the analysis for other countries and some methodological issues.social assistance, benefit dynamics, income dynamics, dynamic random effects probit, British Household Panel Survey
Modelling Low Pay Transition Probabilities, Accounting for Panel Attrition, Non-Response, and Initial Conditions
We model annual low pay transition probabilities taking account of three potentially endogenous selections: two sample drop-out mechanisms (panel attrition, non-employment) and âinitial conditionsâ (base-year low pay status). This model, and variants that ignore one or more of these selection mechanisms, are fitted to data for men from the British Household Panel Survey. Tests of the ignorability of the endogenous selection mechanisms suggest that âeconomicâ selection mechanisms such as initial conditions and retention of employment are more important than the âsurveyâ selection mechanism (attrition). However, consistent with related US research, relatively simple models provide estimates of covariate effects that differ little from the estimates from the complicated models.transition probabilities, low pay, attrition, non-response, ignorability
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Receipt: Measurement and Modelling Issues, with an Application to Britain
We model the dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain using data from the British Household Panel Survey, waves 1â15. First, we discuss definitions of social assistance benefit receipt, and present information about the trends between 1991 and 2005 in the receipt of social assistance benefits, and in annual rates of transition into and out of receipt. Second, we review potential multivariate modelling approaches especially the dynamic random effects probit models that are used in our empirical analysis and, third, discuss sample selection criteria and explanatory variables. Fourth, we present our regression estimation estimates and interpret them. The final section contains a summary of the substantive results, and highlights some lessons concerning application of the analysis for other countries and some methodological issues.social assistance, welfare benefits, dynamic random effects probit, income dynamics
Multivariate probit regression using simulated maximum likelihood
We discuss the application of the GHK simulation method to maximum likelihood estimation of the multivariate probit regression model, and describe and illustrate a Stata program mvprobit for this purpose.
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Britain
We analyze the dynamics of social assistance benefit (SA) receipt among working-age adults in Britain between 1991 and 2005. The decline in the annual SA receipt rate was driven by a decline in the SA entry rate, rather than by the SA exit rate (which actually declined too). We examine the determinants of these trends using a multivariate dynamic random effects probit model of SA entry and exit probabilities applied to British Household Panel Survey data. The model estimates and accompanying counterfactual simulations highlight the importance of two factors â the decline in the unemployment rate over the period, and other changes in the socioeconomic environment including two reforms to the income maintenance system in the 1990s. The results also reveal a substantial heterogeneity in SA annual transition rates.benefits, income dynamics, social assistance, welfare, dynamic random effects probit
Modelling Low Income Transitions
We examine the determinants of low income transitions using first-order Markov models that control for initial conditions effects (those found to be poor in the base year may be a nonrandom sample) and for attrition (panel retention may also be non-random). Our econometric model is a form of endogeneous switching regression, and is fitted using simulated maximum likelihood methods. The estimates, derived from British panel data for the 1990s, indicate that there is substantial genuine state dependence in poverty. We also provide estimates of low income transition rates and lengths of poverty and non-poverty spells for persons of different types.'Modelling low income transitions'
The Kinematic Properties of Double-Barred Galaxies: Simulations Vs. Integral-Field Observations
Using high resolution N -body simulations, we recently reported that a dynamically cool inner disk embedded in a hotter outer disk can naturally generate a steady double-barred (S2B) structure. Here we study the kinematics of these S2B simulations, and compare them to integral-field observations from ATLAS3D and SAURON. We show that S2B galaxies exhibit several distinct kinematic features, namely:
(1) significantly distorted isovelocity contours at the transition region between the two bars, (2) peaks in ĎLOS along the minor axis of inner bars, which we term âĎ-humpsâ, that are often accompanied by
ring/spiral-like features of increased ĎLOS, (3) h3 â vÂŻ anti-correlations in the region of the inner bar for
certain orientations, and (4) rings of positive h4 when viewed at low inclinations. The most impressive of these features are the Ď-humps; these evolve with the inner bar, oscillating in strength just as the inner bar does as it rotates relative to the outer bar. We show that, in cylindrical coordinates, the inner bar has similar streaming motions and velocity dispersion properties as normal large-scale bars, except for Ďz , which exhibits peaks on the minor axis, i.e., humps. These Ďz humps are responsible for producing the Ď-humps. For three well-resolved early-type S2Bs (NGC 2859, NGC 2950, and NGC 3941) and a potential S2B candidate (NGC 3384), the S2B model qualitatively matches the integral-field data well, including the âĎ-hollowsâ previously identified. We also discuss the kinematic effect of a nuclear disk in S2Bs
Kinemetry: a generalisation of photometry to the higher moments of the line-of-sight velocity distribution
We present a generalisation of surface photometry to the higher-order moments
of the line-of-sight velocity distribution of galaxies observed with
integral-field spectrographs. The generalisation follows the approach of
surface photometry by determining the best fitting ellipses along which the
profiles of the moments can be extracted and analysed by means of harmonic
expansion. The assumption for the odd moments (e.g. mean velocity) is that the
profile along an ellipse satisfies a simple cosine law. The assumption for the
even moments (e.g velocity dispersion) is that the profile is constant, as it
is used in surface photometry. We find that velocity profiles extracted along
ellipses of early-type galaxies are well represented by the simple cosine law
(with 2% accuracy), while possible deviations are carried in the fifth harmonic
term which is sensitive to the existence of multiple kinematic components, and
has some analogy to the shape parameter of photometry. We compare the
properties of the kinematic and photometric ellipses and find that they are
often very similar. Finally, we offer a characterisation of the main velocity
structures based only on the kinemetric parameters which can be used to
quantify the features in velocity maps (abridged).Comment: 17 pages, 11 figures. MNRAS in press. High resolution version of the
paper is available at
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/sauron/papers/krajnovic2005_kinemetry.pdf and
software implementation of the method is freely available at
http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/~dxk/idl
Patterns of Consent: Evidence from a General Household Survey
We analyse consent patterns and consent bias in the context of a large general household survey, the 'Improving survey measurement of income and employment' (ISMIE) survey, also addressing issues that arise when there are multiple consent questions. Using a multivariate probit regression model for four binary outcomes with two incidental truncations, we show that there are biases in consent to data linkage with benefit and tax credit administrative records held by the Department for Work and Pensions, and with wage and employment data held by employers, and also in respondents' willingness and ability to supply their National Insurance Number. The biases differ according to the question considered, however. We also show that modelling consent questions independently rather than jointly may lead to misleading inferences about consent bias. A positive correlation between unobservable individual factors affecting consent to DWP record linkage and consent to employer record linkage is suggestive of a latent individual consent propensity.Informed consent; Household surveys; Consent bias; Selection bias; Multivariate probit; Incidental truncation; Data linkage; National Insurance number
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