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The Risk Premium for Equity: Implications for the Proposed Diversification of the Social Security Fund

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  • Simon Grant & John Quiggin, 2002. "The Risk Premium for Equity: Implications for the Proposed Diversification of the Social Security Fund," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 92(4), pages 1104-1115, September.
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