International evidence on the determinants of foreign exchange rate exposure of multinational corporations

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 539-558

  Faff, Robert W ^a   Marshall, Andrew ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional determinants; Foreign exchange; Risk exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944435825     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400155     Document Type: Review

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