Rational contagion and the globalization of securities markets

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-113

  Calvo, Guillermo A ^a   Mendoza, Enrique G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital mobility; Contagion; Herd behavior; International portfolio diversification

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; GLOBALIZATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0034035847     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(99)00038-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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