Viewpoint: Estimating the equity premium

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Campbell, John Y ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; MODEL; PREDICTION; STOCK MARKET; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 38049152612     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.00453.x     Document Type: Review

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