Rare disasters and asset markets in the twentieth century

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 823-866

  Barro, Robert J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646382246     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.121.3.823     Document Type: Review

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