The rise of fund managers in foreign exchange: Will fundamentals ultimately dominate?

World Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 519-540

  Gehrig, Thomas ^a,b   Menkhoff, Lukas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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EID: 17944381007     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2005.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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