Exchange rate variability and the riskiness of US multinational firms: Evidence from the Asian financial turmoil

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 411-428

  Chen, Cherry C ^a   So, Raymond W ^b  

^a Vicwood Plaza   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Exchange rate variability; Stock return volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036791070     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-444X(02)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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