Understanding international portfolio diversification and turnover rates

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-206

  Amadi, Amir A ^a   Bergin, Paul R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity home bias; Equity turnover rates; International portfolio diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749182850     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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