Inference for instrumental variables: a randomization inference approach
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0964-1998,1467-985X
DOI: 10.1111/rssa.12353