A panic-prone pack? The behavior of emerging market mutual funds

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-63

  Borensztein, Eduardo ^a   Gelos, R Gaston ^b  

^a Strategic Issues Division   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 0346584055     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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