Why firms hedge with currency derivatives: An examination of transaction and translation exposure

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-69

  Hagelin, Niclas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE;

EID: 0346119901     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100110094501     Document Type: Article

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