Three essays on directed graphs and model selection /

In this work we demonstrate that directed graphs shed new light on old problems of model specification in applied econometrics. Directed graphs are applied to the study of proxy variables, causal structures from health data and instrumental variables selection with simultaneous models. Using Monte C...

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Main Author:	Vera, Fernando
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2000.
Subjects:	Major agricultural economics.
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