Out-of-sample equity premium prediction: Combination forecasts and links to the real economy

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 821-862

  Rapach, David E ^a   Strauss, Jack K ^a   Zhou, Guofu ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 76549086858     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhp063     Document Type: Article

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