Counting the investor vote: Political business cycle effects on sovereign bond spreads in developing countries

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-88

  Vaaler, Paul M ^a   Schrage, Burkhard N ^b   Block, Steven A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Elections; Risk; Sovereign bonds; Spreads

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944342935     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400111     Document Type: Review

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