What causes home asset bias and how should it be measured?

Journal of Empirical Finance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-54

  Glassman, Debra A ^a   Riddick, Leigh A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

F30, International finance general; G11, Portfolio choice; G15, International financial markets; Home asset bias; Home asset preference; International portfolio diversification; Portfolio choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038629766     PISSN: 09275398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5398(00)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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