Macroeconomics and the term structure

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 331-367

  Gükaynak, Refet S ^a   Wright, Jonathan H ^b  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862997324     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.50.2.331     Document Type: Review

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