Simultaneity in binary outcome models with an application to employment for couples

Bo E. Honoré, Luojia Hu, Ekaterini Kyriazidou, Martin Weidner

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Abstract

Two of Peter Schmidt’s many contributions to econometrics have been to introduce a simultaneous logit model for bivariate binary outcomes and to study estimation of dynamic linear fixed effects panel data models using short panels. In this paper, we study a dynamic panel data version of the bivariate model introduced in Schmidt and Strauss (Econometrica 43:745–755, 1975) that allows for lagged dependent variables and fixed effects as in Ahn and Schmidt (J Econom 68:5–27, 1995). We combine a conditional likelihood approach with a method of moments approach to obtain an estimation strategy for the resulting model. We apply this estimation strategy to a simple model for the intra-household relationship in employment. Our main conclusion is that the within-household dependence in employment differs significantly by the ethnicity composition of the couple even after one allows for unobserved household specific heterogeneity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages741-777
Number of pages37
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NameAdvanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics
Volume55
ISSN (Print)1570-5811
ISSN (Electronic)2214-7977

Keywords

  • Binary response
  • Employment
  • Fixed effects
  • Moment conditions
  • Simultaneity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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