Using trivariate copulas to model sample selection and treatment effects: Application to family health care demand

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-76

  Zimmer, David M ^a   Trivedi, Pravin K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Count data; Interdependence; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; Simultaneous equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744440055     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/073500105000000153     Document Type: Review

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