Diversification, rationality and the Asian economic crisis

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-23

  Bowman, Robert G ^a   Chan, Kam Fong ^a,b   Comer, Matthew R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b United Overseas Bank   (Singapore)

^c Auckland Regional Holdings ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asian Crisis; Contagion; Economic fundamentals; International diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849120189     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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