WEBS, SPDRs, and country funds: An analysis of international cointegration

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 217-232

  Olienyk, John P ^a   Schwebach, Robert G ^a   Zumwalt, J Kenton ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cointegration; International diversification; WEBS; World equity benchmark shares

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033228511     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-444x(99)00003-1     Document Type: Article

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