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McFadden, Daniel (Born 1937)

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This article reviews the contributions of Daniel L. McFadden, 2000 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. The article focuses on his seminal contributions to the theoretical and econometric literatures on discrete choice.

This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008. Edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume

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    Rust, J. (2008). McFadden, Daniel (Born 1937). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_2239-1

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