LONG-RANGE DEPENDENCE IN EXCHANGE RATES: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY SYSTEM

SERGIO R. S. SOUZA, BENJAMIN M. TABAK, DANIEL O. CAJUEIRO
2008 International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance  
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doi:10.1142/s0219024908004774 fatcat:aiww2cbfo5fn7psrzqvemxlini