Simple estimators for the parameters of discrete dynamic games (with entry/exit examples)

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 373-399

  Pakes, Ariel ^a   Ostrovsky, Michael ^b   Berry, Steven ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38349064784     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2007.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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