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How should firms selectively hedge? Resolving the selective hedging puzzle. / Wojakowski, Rafal.
In: Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 18, No. 3, 06.2012, p. 560-569.

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Wojakowski, R 2012, 'How should firms selectively hedge? Resolving the selective hedging puzzle.', Journal of Corporate Finance, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 560-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2012.02.003

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Wojakowski, R. (2012). How should firms selectively hedge? Resolving the selective hedging puzzle. Journal of Corporate Finance, 18(3), 560-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2012.02.003

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Wojakowski R. How should firms selectively hedge? Resolving the selective hedging puzzle. Journal of Corporate Finance. 2012 Jun;18(3):560-569. Epub 2012 Feb 27. doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2012.02.003

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Wojakowski, Rafal. / How should firms selectively hedge? Resolving the selective hedging puzzle. In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 2012 ; Vol. 18, No. 3. pp. 560-569.

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