Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92265 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor Economics [ISSN:] 2193-8997 [Volume:] 1 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Cognitive ability measures are often taken as explanatory variables in regression analysis, e.g., as a factor affecting a market outcome such as an individual's wage, or a decision such as an individual's education acquisition. Cognitive ability is a latent construct; its true value is unobserved. Nonetheless, researchers often assume that a test score, constructed via standard psychometric practice from individuals' responses to test items, can be safely used in regression analysis. We examine problems that can arise, and suggest that an alternative approach, a 'mixed effects structural equations' (MESE) model, may be more appropriate in many circumstances.
Subjects: 
Labor economics
Structural equations modeling
Item response theory
JEL: 
J01
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Document Type: 
Article

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