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  1. Department of Finance, Rutgers University, 08903, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Gikas A. Hardouvelis

  2. Research Department Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, USA

    Gikas A. Hardouvelis

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Hardouvelis, G.A. Commentary: Stock market margin requirements and volatility . J Finan Serv Res 3, 139–151 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122798

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