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Why do speculative bubbles gather steam? Some international evidence

Renatas Kizys Department of Economics, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, Richmond Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3DE, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christian Pierdzioch Department of Economics, Helmut Schmidt University, Holstenhofweg 85, P.O.B. 700822, 22008, Hamburg, Germany
Pages 1089-1093 | Published online: 04 Oct 2011

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