Abstract
One of the main findings concerns the importance of common persistent factors, or unobserved traits of respondents, in order to study dynamic relationships between two variables of interest using panel data. The ¿hand of the past¿ can reinforce existent causal relationships, or blur their effect, potentially leading the analyst to misleading conclusions. In applications using elderly respondents, one must be aware that life-cycle aspects of their decisions and persistent unobserved traits of respondents reinforce the association between a multitude of socio-economic and health variables within households. In insurance markets, the dynamics introduced by experience rating of insurance premiums potentially mask the existence of moral hazard, a short-term response to changes in insurance coverage. In the different applications considered, it is shown how dynamic panel data models can be used to identify causal relationships of interest.
Original language | English |
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Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Award date | 20 May 2005 |
Place of Publication | Tilburg |
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Print ISBNs | 9056681427 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |