The monetary origins of asymmetric information in international equity markets

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1029-1055

  Bauer, Gregory H ^a   Vega, Clara ^b,c  

^a BANK OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange traded funds; International equity returns; Monetary policy; Private information

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849133277     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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