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Sign predictions of exchange rate changes: Charts as proxies for Bayesian inferences

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  • Hans Dewachter, 1997. "Sign predictions of exchange rate changes: Charts as proxies for Bayesian inferences," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 133(1), pages 39-55, March.
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    DOI: 10.1007/BF02707675
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    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General

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