Estimation of semiparametric censored regression models: An application to changes in black-white earnings inequality during the 1960s

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Chay, Kenneth Y ^a   Honoré, Bo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11744304955     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146313     Document Type: Review

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