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This paper proposes a specification test of the mixed logit models, by generalizing Hausman and McFaddens (1984) test. We generalize the test even further by considering a model developed by Berry, Levinsohn and Pakes (1995).
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- 10.1920/wp.cem.2017.5817
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- The IFS
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J, Hahn and J, Hausman and J, Lustig. (2017). Specification test on mixed logit models. London: The IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/specification-test-mixed-logit-models (accessed: 10 August 2026).
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