The Use of Weather Derivatives by Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Reasons and Obstacles

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 581-600

  Bank, Matthias ^a   Wiesner, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 84936986368     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2010.10593503     Document Type: Article

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