An empirical analysis on the determinants of CEE government bond spreads

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-121

  Ebner, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Fundamental data; Government bond spreads

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349148961     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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