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Equity premium estimates from economic fundamentals under structural breaks

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Equity premium estimates from economic fundamentals under structural breaks. / Smith, Simon C.
In: International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 52, 07.2017, p. 49-61.

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Smith SC. Equity premium estimates from economic fundamentals under structural breaks. International Review of Financial Analysis. 2017 Jul;52:49-61. Epub 2017 May 1. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2017.04.011

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Smith, Simon C. / Equity premium estimates from economic fundamentals under structural breaks. In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 2017 ; Vol. 52. pp. 49-61.

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