The impact of political risk on the volatility of stock returns: The case of Canada

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 701-718

  Beaulieu, Marie Claude ^a   Cosset, Jean Claude ^b   Essaddam, Naceur ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Firm exposure; Political risk; Stock market volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844559281     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400160     Document Type: Review

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