Efficient Estimation of Ordered Probit Models
有序 Probit 模型的有效估计
This article discusses a model in which both the dependent variable and the explanatory variables are ordinal and have an arbitrary number of categories. Assuming joint normality of the underlying continuous latent variables, we compare estimation based on the joint distribution to estimation based on the conditional distribution. Because the explanatory variables are not weakly exogenous in this model, the latter approach implies a loss in efficiency that can be substantial…