A General Semiparametric Approach to Inference with Marker-Dependent Hazard Rate Models
We examine a new general class of hazard rate models for duration data, containing a parametric and a nonparametric component. Both can be a mix of a time effect and possibly time-dependent marker or covariate effects. A number of well-known models are special cases. In a counting process framework, a general profile likelihood estimator is developed and the parametric component of the model is shown to be asymptotically normal and efficient.