A multivariate cointegration test of the law of one price for Canadian softwood lumber markets

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 347-355

  Nanang, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cointegration analysis; Law of one price; Softwood lumber; Unit roots

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039768776     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1389-9341(00)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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