Simultaneous estimation of discrete outcome and continuous dependent variable equations: A bivariate random effects modeling approach with unrestricted instruments

Analytic Methods in Accident Research

Volumn 16, Issue , 2017, Pages 23-34

  Sarwar, Md Tawfiq ^a   Fountas, Grigorios ^b   Anastasopoulos, Panagiotis Ch ^b  

^a Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate model; Continuous dependent variable; Cross equation correlation; Discrete outcome variable (binary); Endogeneity; Panel effects; Pedestrian crosswalks; System of equations

Indexed keywords

CROSSWALKS;

BIVARIATE MODELS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DISCRETE OUTCOME VARIABLE (BINARY); ENDOGENEITY; EQUATION CORRELATION; PANEL EFFECTS; SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 85020744027     PISSN: 22136657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amar.2017.05.002     Document Type: Article

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