The equity premium puzzle: A review

Foundations and Trends in Finance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-81

  Mehra, Rajnish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70350633277     PISSN: 15672395     EISSN: 15672409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0500000006     Document Type: Review

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