Nonparametric estimation of a dependent competing risks model for unemployment durations

Empirical Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-491

  Berg, Gerard J ^a   Lomwel, Gijsbert C A ^b   van Ours, Jan C ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Achmea Insurance Company ^*  (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Duration dependence; Exit rate; Hazard; Nonparticipation; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EMPLOYMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 44149121445     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-007-0131-8     Document Type: Article

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