Strategic currency hedging and global portfolio investments upside down

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 657-668

  Walker, Eduardo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Currency risk; Emerging markets; Global equity; Hedging; Portfolio choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649084147     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.06.041     Document Type: Article

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