Modeling Ordered Choices

Ordered choice models provide a relevant methodology for capturing the sources of influence that explain the choice made amongst a set of ordered alternatives. This book brings together contributions in ordered choice modeling from a number of disciplines and synthesizes developments over the last fifty years.

List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1. Introduction: random utility and ordered choice models; 2. Modeling binary choices; 3. A model for ordered choices; 4. Antecedents and contemporary counterparts; 5. Estimation, inference and analysis using the ordered choice model; 6. Specification issues in ordered choice models; 7. Accommodating individual heterogeneity; 8. Parameter variation and a generalized ordered choice model; 9. Ordered choice modeling with panel and time series data; 10. Bivariate and multivariate ordered choice models; 11. Two part and sample selection models; 12. Semiparametric and nonparametric estimators and analyses; References; Index.