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Currency forecasting: an investigation of extrapolative judgement

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  • Wilkie-Thomson, Mary E.
  • Onkal-Atay, Dilek
  • Pollock, Andrew C.

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  • Wilkie-Thomson, Mary E. & Onkal-Atay, Dilek & Pollock, Andrew C., 1997. "Currency forecasting: an investigation of extrapolative judgement," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 509-526, December.
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