Re: st: AW: double hurdle model with Tobit second stage estimation

[David Jacobs <jacobs.184@sociology.osu.edu>]

You've probably thought of this as well, but what 
about the -zip- or -znb- models in Stata.  Those 
options allow large proportions of zeros in your outcome variable.

Is the problem with these models that the values 
above zero are not integers?  If they are 
integers or could be made into integers without 
messing things up, then these two equation count estimators might work.

Dave Jacobs

At 01:16 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
> Heckprob is not appropriate in my case. Heckprob 
> would treat the pile of zeros i have as 
> unobserved whereas the Tobit treats them as 
> observed zeros. This is the case in my data and 
> therefore heckprob is not an appropriate model. 
> I could run a first stage Probit then a second 
> stage Tobit. However, the Tobit in the second 
> stage does not use all the data observed and 
> hence the standard errors will not be correct 
> leading to wrong t statistics and be unable to interpret the results.
>
> Kirimi
>
> Martin Weiss wrote:
> > <>
> > Have you looked into
> >
> >
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> > help heckprob
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> > ?
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> > HTH
> > Martin
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> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I working on a double hurdle model. The first 
> > stage is a Probit model and the second stage is 
> > Tobit due to pile up of zeros. Is there a do 
> > program that can assist me in this procedure to 
> > get the correct standard errors accounting for the first stage estimation?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Kirimi
>
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