Decomposing European CDS returns

Review of Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-233

  Berndt, Antje ^a   Obreja, Iulian ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 77951225063     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfq004     Document Type: Article

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