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On Bayesian analysis and computation for functions with monotonicity and curvature restrictions

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  • McCausland, William J., 2008. "On Bayesian analysis and computation for functions with monotonicity and curvature restrictions," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 142(1), pages 484-507, January.
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