Data Appendix

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RS: 91 day Treasury Bill rate, monthly, March 1952 to December 1995 (526 observations) RS.txt
R20: Yield on 20 Year UK Gilts, monthly, March 1952 to December 1995 (526 observations) R20.txt
RSQ: 91 day Treasury Bill rate, quarterly, 1952Q1 to 1995Q4 (176 observations) RSQ.txt
R20Q: Yield on 20 Year UK Gilts, quarterly, 1952Q1 to 1995Q4 (176 observations) R20Q.txt
RSQREAL: Real 91 day Treasury Bill rate, quarterly, 1952Q1 to 1995Q3 (175 observations) RSQREAL.txt
FTAPRICE: FTA All Share price index, monthly, January 1965 to December 1995 (372 observations) FTAPRICE.txt
FTADIV: FTA All Share dividend index, monthly, January 1965 to December 1995 (372 observations) FTADIV.txt
FTARET: FTA All Share nominal returns, monthly, January 1965 to December 1995 (372 observations) FTARET.txt
RPI: U.K. Retail Price Index, monthly, January 1965 to December 1995 (372 observations) RPI.txt
EXCHD: Dollar/sterling exchange rate, daily, 1974 to 1994 (5192 observations) EXCHD.txt
EXCHQ: Dollar/sterling exchange rate, quarterly, 1972Q1 to 1996Q4 (100 observations) EXCHQ.txt
S&P500: S&P 500 index, annual, 1871 to 1997 (127 observations) S&P500.txt
S&P500R: S&P 500 real returns, annual 1872 to 1995 (124 observations) S&P500R.txt
S&P500D: S&P 500 index, daily, 1928 to 1991 (17,054 observations) S&P500D.txt
FT30: FT 30 index, daily, 1935 to 1994 (15,003 observations) FT30.txt
FTSE100: FTSE 100 index, weekly, 1984 to 1993 (521 observations) FTSE100.txt
CTLD: Courtaulds share price, weekly, 1984 to 1993 (521 observations) CTLD.txt
LGEN: Legal & General share price, weekly, 1984 to 1993 (521 observations) LGEN.txt
PRU: Prudential share price, weekly, 1984 to 1993 (521 observations) PRU.txt