The effects of derivatives on firm risk and value

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 967-999

  Bartram, Söhnke M ^a,b   Brown, Gregory W ^c   Conrad, Jennifer ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b State Street Global Advisors ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 80053077575     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109011000275     Document Type: Article

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