The investment opportunity set and its proxy variables

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-63

  Adam, Tim ^a   Goyal, Vidhan K ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 39449092525     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2008.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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