Why and how UK firms hedge

European Financial Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-441

  Judge, Amrit ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate hedging; Derivatives; Financial distress costs; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247857534     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-7798.2006.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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