The information in the high-yield bond spread for the business cycle: Evidence and some implications

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 132-150

  Gertler, Mark ^a   Lown, Cara S ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; CAPITAL MARKET; FINANCIAL CRISIS;

EID: 0033371705     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/15.3.132     Document Type: Article

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