Higher moment estimators for linear regression models with errors in the variables

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 193-221

  Dagenais, Marcel G ^a   Dagenais, Denyse L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Errors in the variables; Higher moments; Instrumental variables; Measurement errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000624544     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4076(95)01789-5     Document Type: Article

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