Efficient probit estimation with partially missing covariates

Advances in Econometrics

Volumn 27 A, Issue , 2011, Pages 209-245

  Conniffe, Denis ^a   O'neill, Donal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Missing data; Portfolio allocation; Probit model; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884665020     PISSN: 07319053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0731-9053(2011)000027A011     Document Type: Article

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