On The Determinants of Derivative Usage by Australian Companies

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-24

  Nguyen, Hoa ^a   Faff, Robert ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

DERIVATIVE USAGE; FIRM VALUE; HEDGING; RISKMANAGEMENT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996255544     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620202700101     Document Type: Article

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