Infrequent portfolio decisions: A solution to the forward discount puzzle

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 870-904

  Bacchetta, Philippe ^a,b   Van Wincoop, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FINANCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955140950     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.3.870     Document Type: Article

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