Home currency issuance in international bond markets

@article{Hale2020HomeCI,
  title={Home currency issuance in international bond markets},
  author={Galina Hale and Peter Lloyd Jones and Mark M. Spiegel},
  journal={Journal of International Economics},
  year={2020},
  volume={122},
  pages={103256}
}
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