Estimation of a regression spline sample selection model

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-173

  Marra, Giampiero ^a   Radice, Rosalba ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non random sample selection; Penalized regression spline; Selection bias; Simultaneous equation system

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; MARKOV PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NON-RANDOM SAMPLES; PENALIZED LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; REGRESSION SPLINES; SELECTION BIAS; SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS; STANDARD STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84885020294     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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