Ambiguity aversion: Implications for the uncovered interest rate parity puzzle

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 33-65

  Ilut, Cosmin ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865193395     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.4.3.33     Document Type: Article

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