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Citation Campbell, John Y. 1996. Understanding risk and return. Journal ofPolitical Economy 104, no. 2: 298-345.
Published Version http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/262026
Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:3153293
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