The wages of BMI: Bayesian analysis of a skewed treatment-response model with nonparametric endogeneity

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 767-793

  Kline, Brendan ^a   Tobias, Justin L ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55249119819     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1028     Document Type: Article

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