Understanding common factors in domestic and international bond spreads

Review of Finance

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-389

  Martell, Rodolfo ^a  

^a Barclays Global Investors

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EID: 44849138247     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfn004     Document Type: Article

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