Politics and the stock market: Evidence from Germany

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 925-943

  Döpke, Jörg ^a   Pierdzioch, Christian ^b  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Political business cycle; Stock market

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749865185     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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