Semiparametric (distribution-free) testing of the expectations hypothesis in a parimutuel gambling market

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 487-496

  Goodwin, Barry K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum score estimation; Nonparametric regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030510185     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1996.10524678     Document Type: Article

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