Nonparametric discrete choice models with unobserved heterogeneity

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-307

  Briesch, Richard A ^a   Chintagunta, Pradeep K ^b   Matzkin, Rosa L ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete choice; Heterogeneity; Nonparametric; Random effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649084938     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/jbes.2009.07219     Document Type: Article

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