Generalized empirical likelihood estimators and tests under partial, weak, and strong identification

Econometric Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 667-709

  Guggenberger, Patrik ^a   Smith, Richard J ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IFS ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22944445463     PISSN: 02664666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266466605050371     Document Type: Article

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