Why firms use derivatives: Evidence from Canada

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-228

  Jalilvand, Abolhassan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0033266739     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1999.tb00197.x     Document Type: Article

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