The problematic estimation of "imitation effects" in multilevel models

Demographic Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2003, Pages 25-40

  Kravdal, Øystein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Estimation; Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042538257     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.9.2     Document Type: Article

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