Does corruption increase emerging market bond spreads?

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 503-528

  Ciocchini, Francisco ^a   Durbin, Erik ^b   Ng, David T C ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Country risk; Emerging market

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141680825     PISSN: 00129933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-6195(03)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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