The management of foreign currency risk: Derivatives use and the natural hedge of geographic diversification

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-237

  Makar, Stephen D ^a   DeBruin, Jay ^a   Huffman, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

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EID: 0012235490     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1999.9729583     Document Type: Article

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