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Correcting for selectivity bias in the estimation of road crash costs

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Police road crash data comprise a non-random sample of the true population of road crashes, the bias being due to the existence of crashes that are not notified to the Police. Heckman viewed similar problems as 'omitted variables' problems in that the exclusion of some observations in a systematic manner (so-called selectivity bias) has inadvertently introduced the need for an additional regressor in least squares procedures. In the case of Police road crash data, selectivity bias arises from factors affecting the notification of crashes to the Police, such as the number of vehicles in the crash and the type and location of the crash. Using Heckman's methodology for correcting for this selectivity bias, Police road crash data for Western Australia are reconciled with total road crash data in the estimation of the property damage costs of road crashes.

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  • Margaret Giles, 2003. "Correcting for selectivity bias in the estimation of road crash costs," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(11), pages 1291-1301.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:35:y:2003:i:11:p:1291-1301
    DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000090717
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    1. Mark Clatworthy & Gerald Makepeace & Michael Peel, 2009. "Selection bias and the Big Four premium: New evidence using Heckman and matching models," Accounting and Business Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(2), pages 139-166.

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