Small sample properties of LIML and Jackknife IV estimators: Experiments with weak instruments

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-88

  Blomquist, Sören ^a   Dahlberg, Matz ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0033479460     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199901/02)14:1<69::AID-JAE521>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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