Variable rare disasters: An exactly solved framework for ten puzzles in macro-finance

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 645-700

  Gabaix, Xavier ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 84860470205     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjs001     Document Type: Article

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