Modelling hierarchical systems by a continuous-time homogeneous Markov chain using two-wave panel data

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 644-653

  Carette, Philippe ^a  

^a Center for Manpower Planning and Studies   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuous time Markov chain; Embedding problem; Inference; Panel data; Stochastic matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033236702     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021900200017460     Document Type: Article

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