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Risk, Policy Rules, and Noise: Rethinking Deviations from Uncovered Interest Parity

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  • Nelson C. Mark

    (The Ohio State University)

  • Yangru Wu

    (The Ohio State University)

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  • Nelson C. Mark & Yangru Wu, 1997. "Risk, Policy Rules, and Noise: Rethinking Deviations from Uncovered Interest Parity," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 97-041/2, Tinbergen Institute.
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