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Some implications of a quartic loss function. / Aretz, Kevin; Peel, David.
In: Economics Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 13, 20.08.2007, p. 1-7.

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Aretz, K & Peel, D 2007, 'Some implications of a quartic loss function', Economics Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 13, pp. 1-7. <http://www.economicsbulletin.com/>

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Aretz, K., & Peel, D. (2007). Some implications of a quartic loss function. Economics Bulletin, 7(13), 1-7. http://www.economicsbulletin.com/

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Aretz K, Peel D. Some implications of a quartic loss function. Economics Bulletin. 2007 Aug 20;7(13):1-7.

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Aretz, Kevin ; Peel, David. / Some implications of a quartic loss function. In: Economics Bulletin. 2007 ; Vol. 7, No. 13. pp. 1-7.

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