Genetic algorithms for estimation problems with multiple optima, nondifferentiabiiity, and other irregular features

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 53-66

  Dorsey, Robert E ^a   Mayer, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Econometric estimation; Global search algorithms; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952507313     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1995.10524579     Document Type: Article

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