International diversification with American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-114

  Kabir, M Humayun ^a   Hassan, M Kabir ^b   Maroney, Neal ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

ADRs; Asset pricing; G11 Portfolio choice; G15 International financial markets; International diversification; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149470397     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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