Two-Stage Bayesian Model Averaging in Endogenous Variable Models

Econometric Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 1-4, 2014, Pages 122-151

  Lenkoski, Alex ^a   Eicher, Theo S ^b   Raftery, Adrian E ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian Model Averaging; Endogeneity; Instrumental variables; Posterior Predictive P Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885359141     PISSN: 07474938     EISSN: 15324168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07474938.2013.807150     Document Type: Article

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