Testing for rational expectations in the UK National Lottery

Applied Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-326

  Forrest, David ^a   Gulley, O David ^b   Simmons, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMBLING; METHODOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034688605     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368400322741     Document Type: Article

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