Is global diversification rational? Evidence from emerging equity markets through mixed copula approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 647-658

  Turgutlu, Evrim ^a   Ucer, Burcu ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; STOCK MARKET;

EUROPE; FAR EAST; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 77950904110     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701704485     Document Type: Article

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