Cointegration and detectable linear and nonlinear causality: Analysis using the London Metal Exchange lead contract

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1157-1167

  Chen, An Sing ^a   Lin, James Wuh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; COMMODITY MARKET; GOODS EXCHANGE; NATIONAL TRADE; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3543067056     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000247352     Document Type: Article

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