The structural relation between mortgage and market interest rates

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 30, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 1235-1251

  Marathe, Achla ^a   Shawky, Hany A ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 65249140415     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2003.05110.x     Document Type: Article

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