Conditional choice probability estimation of dynamic discrete choice models with unobserved heterogeneity

Econometrica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1823-1867

  Arcidiacono, Peter ^a   Miller, Robert A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic discrete choice; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155166137     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA7743     Document Type: Article

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