An evaluation of contingent immunization

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1874-1883

  Díaz, Antonio ^a   González, María de la O ^a   Navarro, Eliseo ^a   Skinner, Frank S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active portfolio management; Contingent immunization; Immunization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350070892     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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