Econometric tests of asset price bubbles: Taking stock

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 166-186

  Gürkaynak, Refet S ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Econometric tests; Identification

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; PRICE DYNAMICS; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 38849109345     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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