The Presidential Puzzle: Political Cycles and the Stock Market

Journal of Finance

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1841-1872

  Santa Clara, Pedro ^a   Valkanov, Rossen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0142157089     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00590     Document Type: Review

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