Flavin, Thomas and Panopoulou, Ekaterini (2009) On the robustness of international portfolio diversification benefits to regime-switching volatility. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 19. pp. 140-156. ISSN 1042-4431

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Abstract

We examine if the benefits of international portfolio diversification are robust to time-varying asset return volatility. Since diversified portfolios are subject to common cross-country shocks, we focus on the transmission mechanism of such shocks in the presence of regime-switching volatility. Generally, market linkages are stable with little evidence of increased market interdependence in turbulent periods. Furthermore, risk reduction is consistently delivered for the US investor who holds foreign equity.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Market comovement; Shift contagion; Financial market crises; International portfolio diversification; Regime switching;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
Item ID:	8007
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2007.09.002
Depositing User:	Thomas Flavin
Date Deposited:	08 Mar 2017 14:56
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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