A monetary explanation of the equity premium, term premium, and risk-free rate puzzles

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1135-1171

  Bansal, Ravi ^a   Coleman II, Wilbur John ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000734989     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262056     Document Type: Article

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