A view of the European Union as an evolving country portfolio

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 853-868

  Méon, Pierre Guillaume ^a   Weill, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

European integration; Portfolio diversification; Regional specialization; Risk sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 4844229762     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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