A cross-section analysis of financial market integration in North America using a four factor model

International Journal of Managerial Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-267

  Beaulieu, Marie Claude ^a   Gagnon, Marie Hélène ^a   Khalaf, Lynda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Canada H3A 2T7   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arbitrage; Financial markets; Integration; North America; Pricing; Stock markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749101129     PISSN: 17439132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17439130910969710     Document Type: Article

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