Testing for Causal Effects in a Generalized Regression Model With Endogenous Regressors

Econometrica

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2043-2061

  Abrevaya, Jason ^a   Hausman, Jerry A ^b   Khan, Shakeeb ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal effects; Endogeneity; Semiparametric estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650070250     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA7133     Document Type: Article

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