Download or read book Measuring International Economic Linkages with Stock Market Data written by John Ammer and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We decompose domestic and foreign equity return innovations into components associated with news about dividend growth, interest rates, exchange rates, and future equity risk premiums. This decomposition enables us to determine the extent to which common real and financial shocks contribute to covariation between the returns on different national stock markets. An application to U.S. and U.K. data from 1957 to 1989 reveals substantial degrees of both real and financial integration between the two economies. Although common news about future risk premiums accounts for the bulk of the covariance between the two country's stock markets, the dividend growth components of the two returns are also highly correlated. Both real and financial linkages are found to be greater after the Bretton Woods currency arrangement was abandoned in the early 1970's. In a further application of our methodology to data from 15 countries from 1974 to 1990, we find that both real and financial integration typically contribute to the (consistently positive) correlations between the returns on national stock markets. In most cases, news about future dividend growth in two countries is more highly correlated than contemporaneous output measures. This suggests that there are lags in the international transmission of real economic shocks.

Download or read book Measuring International Economic Linkages with Stock Market Data written by John Ammer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Theoretical and Empirical Evidence of the Influence of Economic Linkages on Stock Returns written by Ramona Meyricke and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inter-linkages between suppliers and customers are a channel by which shocks can spread between firms. When firms buy and sell intermediate goods from one another, they may rely on each other for the supply of input goods or for cash-flow from sales. This is a problem because financially distressed suppliers can pose significant risk to the economic activity of customers that rely on them for goods and services. A case in point is the heavy loss suffered by General Motors when its equipment and parts supplier Delphi went on strike in 1998. Vice-versa, distressed customers can negatively impact suppliers' business operations. Real economic activities are highly related to major stock pricing factors. The main hypothesis of this thesis is that shocks to a firm's direct and indirect suppliers and customers influence its stock price. There is a large amount of research addressing how shocks spread between international financial markets and asset classes influence stock prices during financial crises (financial contagion). Past research has identified the macroeconomic conditions and the types of linkages between markets and assets that make a country or market vulnerable to financial contagion. Little is known, however, about how shocks spread via economic linkages influence firm-level stock returns. Studies find that significant movements in a firm's stock price forecast subsequent movements in the stock price of its major suppliers. Several questions remain open, however, regarding how shocks spread via economic linkages influence stock returns, such as: how shocks spread via economic linkages influence return volatility and correlation; what characteristics of economic linkages (e.g. the degree or the concentration of linkage) are most important in the process of contagion; and whether the spread of shocks via economic linkages increases during recessions. The main objective of this thesis is to increase knowledge of how economic linkages between firms influence stock returns. My approach is to examine how a firm's economic linkages influence three dimensions of its stock returns: volatility, pairwise correlation between linked firms' returns and the cross-sectional distribution of average returns. The research questions addressed are: 1. How does the structure of a firm's economic linkages influence the volatility of its stock returns? 2. How do shocks transmitted via economic linkages increase correlation between linked firms' returns? 3. How do shocks transmitted via economic linkages affect average returns, cross-sectionally and over time? For each dimension of stock returns (volatility, pairwise correlation and average returns) I examine what characteristics of economic linkages are most influential, and whether the influence of economic linkages increases in recessions. I develop a theoretical model explaining how the spread of cash-flow shocks via economic linkages between firms influences the volatility, pairwise correlation and average level of stock returns. The reduced form of the theoretical model corresponds to a factor model of stock returns (based on Arbitrage Pricing Theory), with an additional factor added to allow for non-diversifiable risk created by economic linkages. This model describes the relationship between economic linkages and return volatility, pairwise correlation and average returns. To answer the first research question, I apply the Lindeberg-Feller theorem to derive an explicit relationship between a firm's stock return volatility and the structure of its linkages to other firms. I prove that when the distribution a firm's economic linkages is heavy-tailed (such that it has an extremely high degree of economic linkage to a few firms and a far lower degree of economic linkage to all others), shocks to the firm's key suppliers and/or customers can significantly influence its return volatility. Intuitively, shocks to the most connected suppliers and/or customers are not offset by shocks to less connected suppliers and/or customers, so they can significantly influence a firm's cash-flow and therefore stock returns. Monte Carlo simulations con firm that shocks transmitted via economic linkages are diversified away at rate much slower than the 1/(√N) rate implied by the law of large numbers in many common supply chain structures. In these 'concentrated' supply chain structures, shocks transmitted via economic linkages can create portfolio return volatility in excess of that explained by systematic risk factors, even in large portfolios. To answer the second and third research questions, I use monthly stock return data and annual accounting data on the major customers of all listed US firms between 1990 and 2010 from the CRSP/Compustat database. To investigate how shocks transmitted via economic linkages influence correlation between linked firms' returns, I test the hypothesis that an increase in the degree of linkage between two firms increases the pairwise correlation between their stock returns. First, I adapt correlation-based tests of contagion to test whether pairwise return correlation is higher when two firms are linked than when they are not linked. Second, I develop measures of the strength of pairwise linkage between firms (using principles from network theory and economic input-output modeling). I then estimate regressions of firm-pairs' return correlation against the strength of their linkage and a number of controls (such as industry-pair fixed-effects and credit usage along the supply chain). The regression results show that an increase in the economic linkage between two firms is associated with increased correlation between their stock returns. Linked firms' returns are more correlated when credit is involved in the supplier-customer relationship and in recessions, implying that it is harder to replace a supplier or customer in these situations. Finally, I test whether shocks spread via economic linkages influence average stock returns over and above other factors that have been shown to influence stock returns. My method is to develop measures of the degree and concentration of a firm's supplier and customer linkages. I include these measures in a factor model of stock returns alongside a number of other factors that have been shown to explain stock returns. Cross-sectional regressions show that, in a given time-period, firms with more concentrated supplier bases have higher average returns than firms with less concentrated supplier bases. Second, time-series regressions showed that an increase in the concentration of a firm's supplier-base lowered realized returns in the following period. These results suggest that investors demand a positive risk premium (higher expected return) for holding the stock of firms whose supplier-base is concentrated. This places downward pressure on prices following an increase in supplier-base concentration. While concentration of a firm's supplier and customer linkages has a significant influence on stock returns, the magnitude of this effect is small compared to the influence of systematic risk factors. The influence of economic linkages on stock returns, however, increases in recessions. Together the results in this thesis provide solid evidence that shocks spread via economic linkages can affect the volatility, correlation and average level of stock returns. The thesis establishes a robust framework for modeling the returns of portfolios in which the underlying securities or firms are linked via economic relationships. This is an important extension to existing models that ignore the potential impact of shocks spread via linkages between firms on stock prices. The model can be used for pricing securities with concentrated supply chain exposures or to identify stock portfolios that are susceptible to contagion.

Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of Stock Markets written by Shigeyuki Hamori and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Empirical Investigation of Stock Markets: The CCF Approach attempts to make an empirical contribution to the literature on the movements of stock prices in major economies, i.e. Germany, Japan, the UK and the USA. Specifically, the cross-correlation function (CCF) approach is used to analyze the stock market. This volume provides some empirical evidence regarding the economic linkages among a group of different countries. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 analyze the international linkage of stock prices among Germany, Japan, the UK and the USA. Chapter 2 applies the standard approach, whereas Chapter 3 uses the CCF approach. Chapter 4 analyzes the relationship between stock prices and exchange rates. Chapter 5 analyzes the relationship among stock prices, exchange rates, and real economic activities. Chapter 6 summarizes the main results obtained in each chapter and comments on the possible directions of future research.

Download or read book A Gravity Analysis of International Stock Market Linkages written by Wing-Keung Wong and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has witnessed a marked improvement in information technology. Such an improvement has reduced the information cost for market participants. Thus, whether the influence of geographic factors on international financial linkage is still significant nowadays is an important question yet to be addressed. This paper develops a gravity model of international financial linkages. Using the panel data of bilateral cross-country stock market correlations of 23 countries, it is found that the correlations are negatively associated with the great circular distance between the financial centers of these countries, and positively associated with the duration of overlapping trading hours among stock exchanges and the colonial links between countries. However, whether the countries share a common border or language does not affect the stock market correlations.

Download or read book stock market development and long run growth written by Ross Levine and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dealing with the Challenges of Macro Financial Linkages in Emerging Markets written by Otaviano Canuto and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the challenges of macro financial linkages in the emerging markets.

Download or read book Power Laws in Firm Size and Openness to Trade written by Mr.Andrei A. Levchenko and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Existing estimates of power laws in firm size typically ignore the impact of international trade. Using a simple theoretical framework, we show that international trade systematically affects the distribution of firm size: the power law exponent among exporting firms should be strictly lower in absolute value than the power law exponent among non-exporting rms. We use a dataset of French firms to demonstrate that this prediction is strongly supported by the data. While estimates of power law exponents have been used to pin down parameters in theoretical and quantitative models, our analysis implies that the existing estimates are systematically lower than the true values. We propose two simple ways of estimating power law parameters that take explicit account of exporting behavior.

Download or read book The Global Findex Database 2017 written by Asli Demirguc-Kunt and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. Drawing on survey data collected in collaboration with Gallup, Inc., the Global Findex database covers more than 140 economies around the world. The initial survey round was followed by a second one in 2014 and by a third in 2017. Compiled using nationally representative surveys of more than 150,000 adults age 15 and above in over 140 economies, The Global Findex Database 2017: Measuring Financial Inclusion and the Fintech Revolution includes updated indicators on access to and use of formal and informal financial services. It has additional data on the use of financial technology (or fintech), including the use of mobile phones and the Internet to conduct financial transactions. The data reveal opportunities to expand access to financial services among people who do not have an account—the unbanked—as well as to promote greater use of digital financial services among those who do have an account. The Global Findex database has become a mainstay of global efforts to promote financial inclusion. In addition to being widely cited by scholars and development practitioners, Global Findex data are used to track progress toward the World Bank goal of Universal Financial Access by 2020 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The database, the full text of the report, and the underlying country-level data for all figures—along with the questionnaire, the survey methodology, and other relevant materials—are available at www.worldbank.org/globalfindex.

Download or read book Measuring Human Capital written by Barbara Fraumeni and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measuring Human Capital addresses a country's most important resource: its own people. Bettering human capital benefits individuals and their country and leads to improved sustainability for the future. For many years economists only used Gross Domestic Product (GDP), now acknowledged to be inadequate without supplemental measures, to gauge a country's overall value. There is now a recognition that many variables contribute to a country's worth, which make accurate measurement difficult. Looking beyond GDP by focusing on human capital, researchers, policymakers, government officials, and students can understand what elements impact human capital and how they might improve it in order to increase economic growth and well-being. - Addresses six major measures of human capital, covering at least 130 countries - Describes both monetary and index estimates - Includes two monetary measures by the World Bank and the Inclusive Wealth Report by UNEP and the Urban Institute of Kyushu University - Includes four index measures by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation of the University of Washington, United Nations Development Programme, World Economic Forum, and World Bank - Includes two country chapters, one on China and the other on the United States

Download or read book Recent Developments in International Banking and Finance written by Sarkis J. Khoury and published by North Holland. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains theoretical and applied papers dealing with issues at the cutting edge of international banking and finance. Some of these papers were presented at the fifth symposium on International Banking and Finance held in Baden Baden, Germany, April 1990, organized by The Foundation for Research in International Banking and Finance (FBRIF). The symposium was decidedly focused on Eastern Europe and Western Europe after 1991 and represented a balance between academic and nonacademic presentations. In addition to these lectures, more papers within this scope are published in the book. The book constitutes excellent material for academic or advanced training courses in international banking and finance. It can be used as a source of authoritative information on the frontiers of international banking research.

Download or read book EMU and Portfolio Adjustment written by Kpate Adjaouté and published by Centre for Economic Policy Research. This book was released on 2000 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of the euro is a significant event for portfolio managers, both within and outside the monetary union. The euro will affect portfolio decisions through a variety of channels and the emergence of a single currency marks the disappearance of explicit and psychological barriers to international investing. The set of investment opportunities qualifying as 'domestic' is expanding, while the need for diversification across currencies must now be met by an increased demand for assets which are not denominated in euros. This paper examines the principal factors influencing the portfolio reallocation process following the introduction of the euro. Three broad categories of possible portfolio allocation are considered: domestic versus non-domestic investment, debt versus equity investment, and public debt versus private debt investment.

Download or read book Recent Advances In Stochastic Modeling And Data Analysis written by Christos H Skiadas and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-11-16 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the most recent applied and methodological issues in stochastic modeling and data analysis. The contributions cover various fields such as stochastic processes and applications, data analysis methods and techniques, Bayesian methods, biostatistics, econometrics, sampling, linear and nonlinear models, networks and queues, survival analysis, and time series. The volume presents new results with potential for solving real-life problems and provides novel methods for solving these problems by analyzing the relevant data. The use of recent advances in different fields is emphasized, especially new optimization and statistical methods, data warehouse, data mining and knowledge systems, neural computing, and bioinformatics.

Download or read book International Financial Integration written by Mr.Gian Milesi-Ferretti and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, the foreign assets and liabilities of advanced economies have grown rapidly relative to GDP, with the increase in gross cross-holdings far exceeding changes in the size of net positions. Moreover, the portfolio equity and FDI categories have grown in importance relative to international debt stocks. This paper describes the broad trends in international financial integration for a sample of industrial countries and seeks to explain the cross-country and time-series variation in the size of international balance sheets. It also examines the behavior of the rates of return on foreign assets and liabilities, relating them to "market" returns.

Download or read book Macrofinancial Linkages written by Mr.Christopher W. Crowe and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-08-25 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macrofinancial linkages have long been at the core of the IMF's mandate to oversee the stability of the global financial system. With the advent of the economic crisis, the Fund has drawn on this research in order to contribute to critical debates on the nature of appropriate policy responses at both the national and multilateral levels. The current juncture offers a good opportunity to take stock of this body of research by IMF staff and to share it with a wider audience, particularly since few collections have been published in this area. This volume brings together some of the best writing by IMF economists on macrofinancial issues, and highlights the issues and approaches that have guided IMF thinking in an area that makes up an increasingly important component of the IMF's overall remit. The chapters in the volume fit into three broad themes: financial crises and boom-bust cycles; financial integration, financial liberalization, and economic performance; and policy issues relating to macroeconomic policy and the corporate and financial sectors-including domestic and external financial liberalization.

Download or read book Measuring and Analyzing the Impact of GVCs on Economic Development written by World Trade Organization and published by World Trade Organization. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is about a huge contribution to our deepening understanding of what the global economy really means and how it is changing. The report helpfully distinguishes elements of an economy that are tradable and the large set that are non-tradable. Clearly the tradables set is expanding with the support of enabling technology. The report argues that connectivity in the networks that define the evolving architecture of GVCs is important. This Global Value Chain Development Report is the result of intensive and detailed work in assembling and analyzing data on the structure of economies and on how they are linked. It creates a much clearer picture of evolving patterns of independence. It also presents a much clearer picture of comparative advantage. --Publisher description.

Download or read book Measuring the Real Size of the World s Economy written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions"--T.p. verso.