Selection bias corrections based on the multinomial logit model: Monte Carlo comparisons

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 174-205

  Bourguignon, François ^a,b   Fournier, Martin ^c   Gurgand, Marc ^b,d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^d CREST ^*

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Multinomial logit; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; LOGIT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SAMPLING BIAS;

EID: 33846684221     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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