... Dynamics in Australia survey are used to estimate a wage model that accounts for the endogeneity of health, unobserved heterogeneity and sample selection bias. Findings The results show that, after accounting for the endogeneity of health, unobserved heterogeneity and sample selection bias, better...

... compares the estimates from the more flexible two-tiered Tobit model with that from the conventional Tobit model. Unobserved heterogeneity Labour supply Dynamic Tobit model State dependence However, persistence in labour market activity may also be a result of state dependence, in the sense...

... of study substantially determines a person’s occupational interests. Unobserved heterogeneity Public sector Twin studies Worker sorting The literature on the public sector labor market indicates that public and private sector employees differ in many characteristics. To date, numerous...