Near unit roots and the predictive power of yield spreads for changes in long-term interest rates

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 393-398

  Lanne, Markku ^a  

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EID: 0033412794     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465399558328     Document Type: Article

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