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The term spread and real economic activity in the US inter-war period

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  • Matthews, Kent
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  • Paya, Ivan & Matthews, Kent & Peel, David, 2005. "The term spread and real economic activity in the US inter-war period," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 331-343, June.
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