Re: st: xtmixed command

[John Antonakis <John.Antonakis@unil.ch>]

The best explanation to what, specifically, a random (vs fixed) effects 
model does is here:
Bollen, K. A., & Brand, J. E. (2010). A General Panel Model with Random 
and Fixed Effects: A Structural Equations Approach. Social Forces, 
89(1), 1-34.
HTH,
J.

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On 19.04.2012 23:55, D. Demetriou wrote:
> Thank you for your comments!
>
> This is how i think of it: Fixed-effects are equivalent to n 
> entity-specific dummies, in effect allowing for varying intercepts 
> across regions.
> A mixed effect (random intercept) model allows for the region-specific 
> intercepts to vary from one wave/panel to the other (instead of 
> assuming that entity-specific intercepts are constant over time).
> Is this the correct intuition?? I hope it is!
>
> Truly yours,
>
> DD
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