An adaptive Monte Carlo algorithm for computing mixed logit estimators

Computational Management Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-79

  Bastin, Fabian ^a   Cirillo, Cinzia ^a   Toint, Philippe L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Maximum simulated likelihood estimation; Mixed logit models; Monte Carlo samplings; Trust region algorithms

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444437829     PISSN: 1619697X     EISSN: 16196988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10287-005-0044-y     Document Type: Article

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