Non-linear Predictability of UK Stock Market Returns

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-573

  McMillan, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345059859     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2003.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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