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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Asymmetric response of Investor sentiment to Economic Policy Uncertainty, interest rates and oil price uncertainty: Evidence from OECD countries

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Article: 2151113 | Received 31 Jul 2022, Accepted 18 Nov 2022, Published online: 16 Dec 2022

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