On the choice between sample selection and two-part models

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 197-229

  Leung, Siu Fai ^a,b   Yu, Shihti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Censored regression model; Collinearity; Health economics; Monte carlo simulation; Sample selection model; Two part model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001028222     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4076(94)01720-4     Document Type: Article

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