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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.
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Rust, J. (2018). McFadden, Daniel (Born 1937). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_2239
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