Incomplete markets, borrowing constraints, and the foreign exchange risk premium

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 957-980

  Leduc, Sylvain ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset prices; Foreign exchange risk premium; Incomplete markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036889275     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(02)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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