The Structural Estimation of Behavioral Models: Discrete Choice Dynamic Programming Methods and Applications

Handbook of Labor Economics

Volumn 4, Issue PART A, 2011, Pages 331-461

  Keane, Michael P ^a   Todd, Petra E ^b   Wolpin, Kenneth I ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete choice; Dynamic programming; Human capital; Job search; Labor supply; Structural estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953120775     PISSN: 15734463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7218(11)00410-2     Document Type: Book

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