Misreporting and econometric modelling of zeros in survey data on social bads: An application to cannabis consumption

When modelling "social bads," such as illegal drug consumption, researchers are often faced with a dependent variable characterised by a large number of zero observations. Building on the recent literature on hurdle and double-hurdle models, we propose a double-inflated modelling framework...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Greene, W., Harris, Mark N., Srivastava, P., Zhao, X.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58538