Political risk spreads

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 471-493

  Bekaert, Geert ^a,b   Harvey, Campbell R ^b,c   Lundblad, Christian T ^d   Siegel, Stephan ^e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84901054764     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2014.4     Document Type: Article

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