Information and efficiency in political stock markets: Using computerized markets to predict election results

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 753-768

  Brüggelambert, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STOCK MARKET;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 17444435451     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000217364     Document Type: Article

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