Search Results - "Peter G. Moffatt"

Dhreg, Xtdhreg, and Bootdhreg: Commands to Implement Double-Hurdle Regression by Engel, Christoph, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…The dhreg command implements maximum likelihood estimation of the double-hurdle model for continuously distributed outcomes. The command includes the option to…”
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Gender and gambling preference by Bacon, Philomena M., Conte, Anna, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…Gambling preferences are analysed using survey data from the wider population. Respondents were confronted with a hypothetical lottery question, in which they…”
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Leading to efficient coordination: Individual traits, beliefs and choices in the minimum effort game by Feri, Francesco, Gantner, Anita, Moffatt, Peter G., Erharter, Dominik

“…We consider data from an experiment on the minimum-effort game, repeated over many periods. In each play of the game, each player's belief about the…”
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Willingness to pay for reliable piped water services: evidence from urban Ghana by Amoah, Anthony, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…The primary objective of this research is to estimate the willingness to pay in Ghana for reliable piped water services. Three competing economic valuation…”
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Pricing Personal Services: An Empirical Study of Earnings in the UK Prostitution Industry by Moffatt, Peter G., Peters, Simon A.

“…The hedonic pricing method is used to investigate the way in which the prices of prostitutes' services are determined. The data used in the analysis are…”
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The within-household schooling decision: A study of children in rural Andhra Pradesh by Ota, Masako, Moffatt, Peter G

“…Using microdata from a field survey of children in rural Andhra Pradesh, India, we estimate econometric models which aim to identify the key explanatory…”
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A Kuhn–Tucker model for behaviour in dictator games by Moffatt, Peter G., Zevallos, Graciela

“…We consider a dictator game experiment in which dictators perform a sequence of giving tasks and taking tasks. The data are used to estimate the parameters of…”
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Mixture models of choice under risk by Conte, Anna, Hey, John D., Moffatt, Peter G.

“…This paper is concerned with estimating preference functionals for choice under risk from the choice behaviour of individuals. We note that there is…”
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COUPLING COUPLES WITH COPULAS: ANALYSIS OF ASSORTATIVE MATCHING ON RISK ATTITUDE by Nikoloulopoulos, Aristidis K., Moffatt, Peter G.

“…We investigate patterns of assortative matching on risk attitude, using self‐reported (ordinal) data on risk attitudes for males and females within married…”
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The moderating role of market uncertainty in the effectiveness of government policies and R&D activities promoting innovation in manufacturing firms by Kim, Young-Ah, Kim, Kyung-Ah, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of government support policies and research and development (R&D) activities on product innovation…”
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Belief adjustment: a double hurdle model and experimental evidence by Henckel, Timo, Menzies, Gordon D., Moffatt, Peter G., Zizzo, Daniel J.

“…We present an experiment where subjects sequentially receive signals about the true state of the world and need to form beliefs about which one is true, with…”
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Hukou and graduates' job search in China by Wang, Wen, Moffatt, Peter G

“…This paper presents evidence that graduates from rural areas, classified as non‐urban Hukou, choose to invest in higher levels of job‐search effort (as…”
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A test of risk vulnerability in the wider population by Bacon, Philomena M., Conte, Anna, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…Panel data from the German SOEP is used to test for risk vulnerability (RV) in the wider population. Two different survey responses are analysed: the response…”
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OVERBIDDING AND HETEROGENEOUS BEHAVIOR IN CONTEST EXPERIMENTS: A COMMENT ON THE ENDOWMENT EFFECT by Chowdhury, Subhasish M., Moffatt, Peter G.

“…We revisit the meta‐analysis of Sheremeta on overbidding in contest experiments and focus on the effect of endowment on overbidding. Sheremeta assumes, and…”
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Heterogeneity in preferences towards complexity by Moffatt, Peter G., Sitzia, Stefania, Zizzo, Daniel John

“…We analyze lottery-choice data in a way that separately estimates the effects of risk aversion and complexity aversion. Complexity is represented by the number…”
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Assortative mating on risk attitude by Bacon, Philomena M., Conte, Anna, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…Spousal correlation in risk attitude is estimated using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel over the period 2004–2009. We apply the bivariate panel…”
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The econometric modelling of social preferences by Conte, Anna, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…Experimental data on social preferences present a number of features that need to be incorporated in econometric modelling. We explore a variety of econometric…”
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A Socially Efficient Water Tariff Under the English Optional Metering Scheme by Ueda, Tatsuki, Moffatt, Peter G.

“…We design a socially-efficient water tariff in the institutional context of England, where water metering is largely optional and non-metered households are…”
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Can weight-related health risk be more accurately assessed by BMI, or by gender specific calculations of Percentage Body Fatness? by Goacher, Penelope J, Lambert, Rod, Moffatt, Peter G

“…Abstract The problem of obesity over the last 10 years has consistently been referred to as a ‘global epidemic’. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is the currently…”
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Mortgage Choice as a Natural Field Experiment on Choice under Risk by BACON, PHILOMENA M., MOFFATT, PETER G.

“…Data on approximately 280,000 borrowers from the UK Survey of Mortgage Lenders are used to model choices between variable and fixed rate mortgages. The choice…”
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