Calculating marginal effects in models for zero expenditures in household budgets using a Heckman-type correction

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1311-1316

  Saha, Atanu ^a   Capps Jr , Oral ^b   Byrne, Patrick J ^c  

^a Micronomics Inc   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0002714594     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036849700000021     Document Type: Article

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