Why hedge? Extent, nature, and determinants of derivative usage in U.S. municipalities

Using a hand-collected dataset of over 300 observations of large U.S. cities and counties, this paper investigates the extent, nature and determinants of derivatives usage in the municipal sector. Over half of our sample entities engage in derivative transactions and a vast majority of these transac...

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Main Authors: Khumawala, Saleha, RANASINGHE, Tharindra, YAN, Claire J.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1460
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2459/viewcontent/why_hedge.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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