Estimation and inference in dynamic unbalanced panel-data models with a small number of individuals

Stata Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 473-500

  Bruno, Giovanni S F ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bias approximation; Bootstrap variance covariance; Dynamic panel data; LSDV estimator; Monte Carlo experiment; st0091; Unbalanced panels; xtlsdvc

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646501036     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x0500500401     Document Type: Article

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