<p><p><p><p>We model attitudes as latent variables that induce stochastic dominance relations in (item) responses. Observable characteristics that affect attitudes can be incorporated into the analysis to improve the measurement of the attitudes; the measurements are posterior distributions that condition on the responses and characteristics of each respondent. Methods to use these measurements to characterize the relation between attitudes and behaviour are developed and implemented.</p></p></p></p>
Authors
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International Research Fellow Johns Hopkins
Richard's research has been primarily in theoretical econometrics, but has included topics in empirical industrial organization, labor economics, statistical theory, and government regulation of industry.
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.cem.2007.2607
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Spady, R. (2007). Semiparametric methods for the measurement of latent attitudes and the estimation of their behavioural consequences. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/semiparametric-methods-measurement-latent-attitudes-and-estimation-their-behavioural (accessed: 3 July 2024).
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