International portfolio diversification: Is there a role for the Middle East and North Africa?

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-416

  Lagoarde Segot, Thomas ^a,b   Lucey, Brian M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Middle East and North Africa; Portfolio allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348826104     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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