Model choice and size distribution: a Bayequentist approach

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Model choice and size distribution: a Bayequentist approach. / Engler, John-Oliver; Baumgärtner, Stefan.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2013. (Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 265).

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Engler, J-O & Baumgärtner, S 2013 'Model choice and size distribution: a Bayequentist approach' Working Paper Series in Economics, no. 265, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Engler, J.-O., & Baumgärtner, S. (2013). Model choice and size distribution: a Bayequentist approach. (Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 265). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Engler JO, Baumgärtner S. Model choice and size distribution: a Bayequentist approach. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2013 Feb 28. (Working Paper Series in Economics; 265).

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