Equity Volatility and Corporate Bond Yields

Journal of Finance

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2321-2350

  Campbell, John Y ^a,b   Taksler, Glen B ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NBER ^*

^c CITIGROUP   (United States)

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EID: 0344153911     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-6261.2003.00607.x     Document Type: Review

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