Decisions, error and heterogeneity

Economic Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 443, 1997, Pages 1090-1105

  Ballinger, T Parker ^a   Wilcox, Nathaniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0010808065     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00009.x     Document Type: Article

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