A Flexible Tool for Model Building: The Relevant Transformation of the Inputs Network Approach (RETINA)

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 821-838

  Perez Amaral, Teodosio ^a   Gallo, Giampiero M ^b   White, Halbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0346307420     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0305-9049.2003.00096.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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