A comparison of the statistical properties of financial variables in the USA, UK and Germany over the business cycle

Manchester School

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 396-418

  Andreou, Elena ^a   Osborn, Denise R ^a   Sensier, Marianne ^a  

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EID: 0009363804     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00202     Document Type: Article

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