Bayesian procedures as a numerical tool for the estimation of an intertemporal discrete choice model

Empirical Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1123-1141

  Haan, Peter ^a   Kemptner, Daniel ^a   Uhlendorff, Arne ^a,b,c  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Discrete choice models; Intertemporal labor supply behavior

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LABOR SUPPLY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 84942506358     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-014-0906-7     Document Type: Article

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