How stable is the predictive power of the yield curve? Evidence from Germany and the United States

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 629-644

  Estrella, Arturo ^b   Rodrigues, Anthony P ^b   Schich, Sebastian ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0242680102     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465303322369777     Document Type: Article

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