The impact of macroeconomic variables, demographic structure and compulsory superannuation on share prices: The case of Australia

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 687-698

  Huynh, Wilson ^a   Mallik, Girijasankar ^a   Hettihewa, Samanthala ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Business Administration   (Canada)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baby boom; Global investor; Macroeconomics; Stock prices; Superannuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747714547     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400220     Document Type: Article

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