Efficiency of two-step estimators for censored systems of equations: Shonkwiler and Yen reconsidered

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-374

  Tauchmann, Harald ^a  

^a RWI LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 15044345426     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000306987     Document Type: Article

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