Leverage cycles and the anxious economy

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1211-1244

  Fostel, Ana ^a   Geanakoplos, John ^b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 53349146049     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.4.1211     Document Type: Article

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