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Hysteresis Effects under CIR Interest Rates

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Hysteresis Effects under CIR Interest Rates. / Dias, J C; Shackleton, M B.
Lancaster University: The Department of Accounting and Finance, 2010. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series).

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Dias, JC & Shackleton, MB 2010 'Hysteresis Effects under CIR Interest Rates' Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series, The Department of Accounting and Finance, Lancaster University.

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Dias, J. C., & Shackleton, M. B. (2010). Hysteresis Effects under CIR Interest Rates. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series). The Department of Accounting and Finance.

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Dias JC, Shackleton MB. Hysteresis Effects under CIR Interest Rates. Lancaster University: The Department of Accounting and Finance. 2010. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series).

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Dias, J C ; Shackleton, M B. / Hysteresis Effects under CIR Interest Rates. Lancaster University : The Department of Accounting and Finance, 2010. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series).

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