• Euro-zone equity returns: country versus industry effects 

      Eiling, Esther; Gerard, Bruno; Roon, Frans A. de (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      This paper investigates whether Euro-zone equity returns are driven by country or industry effects over the 1990 to 2008 period. Using a style analysis approach, we find that before the introduction of the Euro country ...
    • International portfolio diversification: currency, industry and country effects revisited 

      Eiling, Esther; Gerard, Bruno; Hillion, Pierre; Roon, Frans A. de (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      We examine the relative importance of country, industry, world market and currency risk factors for international stock returns. Our approach focuses on testing the mean-variance efficiency of the various factor portfolios. ...