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Exchange risk premia, expectations formation and "news" in the Mexican peso/U.S. dollar forward exchange rate market

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  • Verschoor, Willem F. C. & Wolff, Christian C. P., 2001. "Exchange risk premia, expectations formation and "news" in the Mexican peso/U.S. dollar forward exchange rate market," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 157-174.
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