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The “Law” of One Price: Implausible, Yet Consequential

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Salim Rashid is professor of economics at the University of Illinois. The author would like to thank Joseph Salerno, Jamsheed Shorish, and Gary Hufbauer for comments.

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Rashid, S. The “Law” of One Price: Implausible, Yet Consequential. Quart J Austrian Econ 10, 77–88 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12113-007-9001-7

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