State-dependent preferences can explain the equity premium puzzle

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 806-830

  Melino, Angelo ^a   Yang, Alan X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Algorithmics Inc   (Canada)

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EID: 0242593140     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1094-2025(03)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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