Search for dissertations about: "multivariate Probit"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words multivariate Probit.

  2. 1. Essays on Gender Issues, Food Security, and Technology Adoption in East Africa

    Author : Simon Wagura Ndiritu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agricultural technology adoption; bivariate probit model; children; climate change adaptation; Complementarity; discrimination; drinking water; environmental goods collection; exogenous switching treatment regression; food security; fuelwood; gender issues; Kenya; multivariate Probit; post-harvest loss abatement; preservation methods; risk perception; schooling; storage technologies; Tanzania; water quality; water treatment.;

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  4. 2. Estimation and inference in bivariate and multivariate ordinal probit models

    Author : Georgina Bermann; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Statistics; Statistik;

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  5. 3. On the Adoption and Dis-adoption of Household Energy and Farm Technologies

    Author : Sied Hassen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Improved stove; Willingness to pay; Autonomy power ; Ethiopia; Adoption; disadoption; agriculture; technology; multivariate probit; Household fuel choice; Panel data; Random effects generalized probit model; Urban China; Cookstoves; Electric Mitad; Firewood; Panel data; Random effects probit;

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  6. 4. Essays on the Economics of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Ethiopia

    Author : Hailemariam Teklewold; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; Adoption; risk preference; soil conservation; mixed farming; technology; Impatience; Shadow price; Allocation; Farmyard manure; Sustainable Agricultural Practices; switching; Multivariate probit; Ordered probit; multinomial switching regression; income; agrochemicals use; demand for labour.;

    Abstract : Abstracts This thesis consists of five self-contained papers: Paper 1: Adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have become an important issue in the development-policy agenda for Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as a way to tackle land degradation, low agricultural productivity, and poverty. However, the adoption rates of SAPs remain below expected levels. READ MORE