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Financial market integration in the early modern period in Spain: Results from a threshold error correction model

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The application of a threshold error correction model to the exchange rates of the Spanish Ducado and the Dutch Groat in Seville and Medina del Campo in the 16th century indicates that the band of arbitrage inactivity was 6%.

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  • Bernholz, Peter & Kugler, Peter, 2011. "Financial market integration in the early modern period in Spain: Results from a threshold error correction model," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 110(2), pages 93-96, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:110:y:2011:i:2:p:93-96
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