Uneven two-sided power distributions with applications in econometric models

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-313

  Kotz, Samuel ^a   van Dorp, J René ^a  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

CD interest rates; Discontinuities; Maximum likelihood estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244435623     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-004-0099-x     Document Type: Article

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