Chapter 26 Functional forms in econometric model building

Handbook of Econometrics

Volumn 3, Issue , 1986, Pages 1515-1566

  Lau, Lawrence J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039724110     PISSN: 15734412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-4412(86)03006-4     Document Type: Review

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