The time-varying behaviour of real interest rates: A re-evaluation of the recent evidence

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Bekdache, Basma ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033457176     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199903/04)14:2<171::AID-JAE502>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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