The dog that did not bark: A defense of return predictability

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1533-1575

  Cochrane, John H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Graduate School Business   (United States)

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EID: 49449103299     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhm046     Document Type: Article

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