The use of foreign currency derivatives, corporate governance, and firm value around the world

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-79

  Allayannis, George ^a   Lel, Ugur ^b   Miller, Darius P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Currency derivatives use; Hedging

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; CURRENCY; EXCHANGE RATE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT;

EID: 84862810220     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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