Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/129022 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
WIFO Working Papers No. 472
Publisher: 
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
Abstract: 
This paper discusses two alternative two-part models for fractional response variables that are defined as ratios of integers. The first two-part model assumes a Binomial distribution and known group size. It nests the one-part fractional response model proposed by Papke and Wooldridge (1996) and thus, allows to apply Wald, LM and/or LR tests in order to discriminate between the two models. The second model extends the first one by allowing for overdispersion. Monte Carlo studies reveal that, for both models, the proposed tests are equipped with sufficient power and are properly sized. Finally, we demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed two-part models for data on the 401(k) pension plan participation rates used in Papke and Wooldridge (1996).
Subjects: 
Fractional response models for ratios of integers
one-part versus two-part models
Wald test
LM test
LR test
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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