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EconomicsTreasuryEquity premium puzzleEquity (law)ArrowGeneral equilibrium theoryRisk premiumFinancial economicsEconometricsEquity riskMicroeconomicsFinanceValuation (finance)

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Year
1985
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Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
145-161
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5685
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Rajnish Mehra, Edward C. Prescott (1985). The equity premium: A puzzle. Journal of Monetary Economics , 15 (2) , 145-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3932(85)90061-3

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10.1016/0304-3932(85)90061-3