Finite sample limited information inference methods for structural equations and models with generated regressors

International Economic Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 815-844

  Dufour, Jean Marie ^a   Jasiak, Joann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0347768346     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.00135     Document Type: Article

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