Estimation of random-coefficient demand models: Two empiricists' perspective

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-59

  Knittel, Christopher R ^a   Metaxoglou, Konstantinos ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bates White LLC   (United States)

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EID: 84896360278     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00394     Document Type: Article

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