US dollar exchange rate and food price dependence: Implications for portfolio risk management

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-89

  Reboredo, Juan C ^a   Ugando, Mikel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co movement; Food prices; Risk; US dollar exchange rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907147716     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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