Pure contagion and investors' shifting risk appetite: Analytical issues and impirical evidence

International Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 401-436

  Kumar, Manmohan S ^a   Persaud, Avinash ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b State Street Bank   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INVESTMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036929356     PISSN: 13670271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2362.00102     Document Type: Article

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