CAN GOLD EFFECTIVELY HEDGE RISKS OF EXCHANGE RATE?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Business Economics and Management
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1611-1699,2029-4433
DOI: 10.3846/16111699.2012.670133