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Forward exchange rates as unbiased predictors of future spot rates a review and re-interpretation

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Kang, H. Forward exchange rates as unbiased predictors of future spot rates a review and re-interpretation. Open Econ Rev 3, 215–232 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01886205

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