Is there a risk-return trade-off? Evidence from high-frequency data

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1169-1198

  Bali, Turan G ^a   Peng, Lin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33748113402     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.911     Document Type: Article

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