The benefits from international diversification for Nordic investors

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 469-490

  Liljeblom, Eva ^a   Löflund, Anders ^a   Krokfors, Svante ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b Euli Securities Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

International diversification; Stock market co movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116502     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(96)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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