Is there chaos in the world economy? A nonparametric test using consistent standard errors

International Economic Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 331-357

  Shintani, Mototsugu ^a   Linton, Oliver ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037298065     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00073     Document Type: Article

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