Boom and bust patterns in the adoption of financial innovations

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 939-967

  Persons, John C ^a   Warther, Vincent A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0031501451     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/10.4.939     Document Type: Article

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