The use of foreign currency derivatives and firm market value

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 243-276

  Allayannis, George ^a   Weston, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035585880     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/14.1.243     Document Type: Article

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