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Asset Pricing Model Uncertainty: A Tradeoff between Bias and Variance

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  • Weidong Tian & Qing Zhou, 2017. "Asset Pricing Model Uncertainty: A Tradeoff between Bias and Variance," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 17(2), pages 289-324, June.
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