Bayesian learning in financial markets: Testing for the relevance of information precision in price discovery

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 189-208

  Hautsch, Nikolaus ^a   Hess, Dieter ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 33947646441     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000002246     Document Type: Article

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