Equity Premia with Benchmark Levels of Consumption: Closed-Form Results

Handbook of the Equity Risk Premium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 117-157

  Abel, Andrew B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84882922401     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044450899-7.50007-5     Document Type: Chapter

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