Semi-parametric estimation of hurdle regression models with an application to medicaid utilization

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-242

  Gurmu, Shiferaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031477622     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199705)12:3<225::AID-JAE445>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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