Optimal inference with many instruments

Econometric Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 140-168

  Hahn, Jinyong ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036003759     PISSN: 02664666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266466602181084     Document Type: Article

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