The dynamic relation between foreign exchange rates and international portfolio flows: Evidence from Africa's capital markets

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-87

  Kodongo, Odongo ^a   Ojah, Kalu ^b  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa's capital markets; Net portfolio inflows; Real exchange rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856797962     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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