Towards a new model of speculative bubbles: nonparametric test with an application to the Tunisian Stock Index

Subject Areas : International Journal of Finance, Accounting and Economics Studies

Nizar El Ouni ¹ , Mekki Hamdaoui ²

1 - Assistant Professor of Tunisia
2 - Assistant Professor of Tunisia

Received: 2011-05-17 Accepted : 2011-09-22 Published : 2012-05-31

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