A flexible parametric selection model for non-normal data with application to health care usage

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 367-392

  Prieger, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036054970     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.638     Document Type: Article

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