Bond markets co-movement dynamics and macroeconomic factors: Evidence from emerging and frontier markets

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-43

  Piljak, Vanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bond market co movement; Bond market uncertainty; Emerging market bonds; Macroeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883522705     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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