Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/72347 
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series No. WP06/04
Publisher: 
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics, Dublin
Abstract: 
There is a well-established debate between Heckman sample selection and two-part models in health econometrics, particularly when no obvious exclusion restrictions are available. Most of this debate has focussed on the application of these models to health care expenditure. This paper revisits the debate in the context of female smoking and drinking, and evaluates the two approaches on three grounds: theoretical, practical and statistical. The two-part model is generally favoured but it is stressed that this comparison should be carried out on a case-by-case basis.
Subjects: 
Selection
Two-part
Smoking
Drinking
JEL: 
I12
D12
C24
C25
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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