What determines transaction costs in foreign exchange markets?

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-25

  Ramadorai, Tarun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Currencies; Exchange rates; Foreign exchange; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CURRENCY MARKET; DEMAND ELASTICITY; EXCHANGE RATE; PRICE DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES; TRADE; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 38949133037     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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