Technical trading rule profitability and foreign exchange intervention

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-143

  LeBaron, Blake ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Federal Reserve; Trading strategy

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRADE POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032703962     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(98)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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