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Fama on Bubbles. / Engsted, Tom.

In: Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2016, p. 370-376.

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Engsted, T 2016, 'Fama on Bubbles', Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 370-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12104

APA

Engsted, T. (2016). Fama on Bubbles. Journal of Economic Surveys, 30(2), 370-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12104

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Engsted T. 2016. Fama on Bubbles. Journal of Economic Surveys. 30(2):370-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12104

MLA

Engsted, Tom. "Fama on Bubbles". Journal of Economic Surveys. 2016, 30(2). 370-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12104

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Engsted T. Fama on Bubbles. Journal of Economic Surveys. 2016;30(2):370-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12104

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Engsted, Tom. / Fama on Bubbles. In: Journal of Economic Surveys. 2016 ; Vol. 30, No. 2. pp. 370-376.

Bibtex

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