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Re: st: Question about the use of ratio variables
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David Greenberg <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Question about the use of ratio variables
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Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:09:51 -0400
Glen Firebaugh published several papers on this topic in Sociology
journals. - David Greenberg, Sociology Department, NYU
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Fernando Rios Avila <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think your problem is similar to the division bias issue in Labor economics.
> I suggest you to look for the following paper:
>
> The Relationship between Wages and Weekly Hours of Work: The Role of
> Division Bias
>
> George J. Borjas
> The Journal of Human Resources
> Vol. 15, No. 3 (Summer, 1980), pp. 409-423
>
> It discusses the problem, consequences and some solutions.
>
> Fernando.
>
> On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:20 PM, hsini <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I have a question about the use of ratio variables.
>> Is it problematic to have a regression equation like : (Yi/population) = b0+ b1*(Xi/Yi) +b2X2 + error?
>>
>> Let's say Yi is the number of innovation per region, and Xi is the number of small firm innovation. The ratio variable is a very important measure since in my theory it represents the organizational ecology of the region. I excluded regions with zero innovation. However, I am afraid of any function problem since I have Yi on the both side of the equation. I have read Bradshaw and Radbill (1987) paper discussing the use of ratio variables. It seems to me they were dealing with the ratio is generated by a third variable (Z), which is a bit different from my situation. Any suggestion?
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Hsini Huang
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