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Do foreign exchange forecasters apply asymmetric loss functions? Evidence from three major exchange rates

Michael FrenkelEconomics Group, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Economics Group, Vallendar, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan-Christoph RülkeEBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, Management and Economics Faculty, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
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Matthias MauchEconomics Group, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Economics Group, Vallendar, Germany
Pages 731-735 | Published online: 26 Jun 2018

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