A remark on bimodality and weak instrumentation in structural equation estimation

Econometric Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 947-960

  Phillips, Peter C B ^a,b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749361562     PISSN: 02664666     EISSN: 14694360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266466606060439     Document Type: Article

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