Rational speculative bubbles in the gold futures market: An application of dynamic factor analysis

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-108

  Bertus, Mark ^a   Stanhouse, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0035545471     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9934(200101)21:1<79::AID-FUT4>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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