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Jul 28, 1998 - The nonparametric censored regression model is y = max[c, m(x) + e], where ... the derivatives of an uncensored nonparametric regression.
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NONPARAMETRIC CENSORED REGRESSION Arthur Lewbel and Oliver Linton July 1998

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