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Assessing Confidence Intervals for the Tail Index by Edgeworth Expansions for the Hill Estimator

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  • Haeusler, E.
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  • Haeusler, E. & Segers, J., 2005. "Assessing Confidence Intervals for the Tail Index by Edgeworth Expansions for the Hill Estimator," Discussion Paper 2005-129, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
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