European financial market integration: The case of private sector bonds and syndicate loans

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 245-263

  Harm, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bond underwriting; Europe; G15; G21; G24; Loan syndication; Market segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042870271     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-4431(01)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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