Latent factors are variables that cannot be observed directly but can be inferred from a set of observable variables. For example, in psychology, bad conduct (latent factor) can be measured by how ...

Kline, R. B. (2023). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling (5th ed.). Guilford Press. Kline, R. B. (2020). Becoming a behavioral science researcher ...

Despite this increasingly sophisticated regulatory architecture, the research concludes that structural progress remains ...

The Southern Economic Journal features original, refereed scholarly articles in all areas of economics as well as contributions on the pedagogy of economics. The journal also contains occasional ...

Brand equity is one of the more popular concepts in marketing today. It is loosely defined as: 'The added value that a brand brings to a product or service beyond the functional benefits provided.

We propose exact tests and confidence sets for various structural models typically estimated by IV methods, such as models with unobserved regressors, which remain valid despite the presence of ...