Institutions and the external capital structure of countries

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-391

  Faria, André ^a   Mauro, Paolo ^b  

^a Barclays   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

External debt; External liabilities; Foreign direct investment; Portfolio equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349138122     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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