Why do firms hedge? A review of the evidence

Issues in Finance and Monetary Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 128-152

  Judge, Amrit ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882963853     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230801493     Document Type: Chapter

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