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How Did the Stock Exchange Respond to Geopolitical Events? Evidence from the Former Yugoslav Republics Cover

How Did the Stock Exchange Respond to Geopolitical Events? Evidence from the Former Yugoslav Republics

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2024-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2217-3668 | Journal ISSN: 0353-8648
Language: English
Page range: 203 - 218
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2023
Accepted on: Mar 28, 2024
Published on: Jul 8, 2025
Published by: University of Niš, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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