Does the global fireman inadvertently add fuel to the fire? New evidence from institutional investors' response to IMF program announcements

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 728-741

  Wei, Shang Jin ^a   Zhang, Zhiwei ^b   Du, Qingyuan ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Capital flows; IMF; Mutual funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952890801     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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