Who should buy long-term bonds?

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-127

  Campbell, John Y ^a   Viceira, Luis M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0001791968     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.1.99     Document Type: Article

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