Viewpoint: An extended class of instrumental variables for the estimation of causal effects

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-51

  Chalak, Karim ^a   White, Halbert ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; ESTIMATION METHOD;

EID: 79551635284     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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