A time-varying risk premium in the term structure of bulk shipping freight rates

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-208

  Adland, Roar ^b   Cullinane, Kevin ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; SHIPPING;

EID: 20444450562     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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