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A Review of Norges Bank's Active Management of the Government Pension Fund Global

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  • Dahlquist, Magnus

    (Stockholm School of Economics)

  • Odegaard, Bernt Arne

    (University of Stavanger)

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A Review of Norges Bank's Active Management of the Government Pension Fund Global

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  • Dahlquist, Magnus & Odegaard, Bernt Arne, 2018. "A Review of Norges Bank's Active Management of the Government Pension Fund Global," UiS Working Papers in Economics and Finance 2018/1, University of Stavanger.
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