The rational expectations hypothesis and the cross-section of bond yields

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Harris, Richard D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; INTEREST RATE; INVESTMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 1242310822     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960310042000176371     Document Type: Article

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