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An International Journal of Probability and Stochastic Processes
Volume 79, 2007 - Issue 3-4: Special issue on optimal stopping with applications
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Optimal stopping of Hunt and Lévy processes

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Pages 233-251 | Received 27 Apr 2006, Accepted 27 Oct 2006, Published online: 05 Nov 2008

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