Expectations in micro data: Rationality revisited

Empirical Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 381-416

  Benítez Silva, Hugo ^a   Dwyer, Debra S ^a   Gayle, Wayne Roy ^b   Muench, Thomas J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education expectations; Instrumental variables; Longevity; Rational expectations; Retirement; Sample selection

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROECONOMICS; MODELING; RATIONALIZATION;

EID: 41149161573     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-007-0127-4     Document Type: Article

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