Density functionals, with an option-pricing application

Econometric Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 778-811

  Abadir, Karim M ^a   Rockinger, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0142138094     PISSN: 02664666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266466603195047     Document Type: Article

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