Parametric and nonparametric regression in the presence of endogenous control variables

International Statistical Review

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-227

  Frölich, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Instrumental variables; Matching estimation; Nonparametric regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049134917     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2008.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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