The importance of industry and country effects in the EMU equity markets

European Financial Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-373

  Ferreira, Miguel Almeida ^a   Ferreira, Miguel Ângelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diversification; EMU; International equity markets; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845772435     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-7798.2006.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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