Conditional means of the dependent variable in a double-selection model: The roles of diet and exercise in body weight

Steven T. Yen and Jan Rosinski

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 109, issue 2, 75-78

Abstract: We derive the conditional means of the dependent variables and their marginal effects in a dual ordinal selection model with log-transformed and untransformed dependent variables. Results are applied to a body mass index equation with endogenous diet and exercise treatments.

Keywords: Diet; Obesity; Ordinal; treatment; effects; Sample; selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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