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On the harm that ignoring pretesting can cause

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  • Danilov, Dmitry & Magnus, J.R.Jan R., 2004. "On the harm that ignoring pretesting can cause," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 122(1), pages 27-46, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:econom:v:122:y:2004:i:1:p:27-46
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