The Worldwide Equity Premium: A Smaller Puzzle

Handbook of the Equity Risk Premium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 467-514

  Dimson, Elroy ^a   Marsh, Paul ^a   Staunton, Mike ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882825121     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044450899-7.50023-3     Document Type: Chapter

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