Transition to the Euro and its impact on country portfolio diversification
By examining the impact of the introduction of the Euro on stock markets and on country diversification within the Eurozone, the evidence does not suggest a high risk to the stock market to justify a risk premium as a result of currency union. Although the Euro market integration has increased inter-country correlations, it does not preclude gains from international diversification, which partially rely on the non-Eurozone countries for an optimal portfolio in a mean-variance framework. Furthermore, the empirical evidence supports that there is a significant stationarity of average correlations over time between pre-Euro and post-Euro periods, and it has improved since the introduction of the Euro. Also, results show that the Euro produced a change in volatility with a different pace within the Eurozone vis-à-vis non-Eurozone countries, to support a direct and opposite relationship between volatility and correlation.
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2011
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Authors: | Smimou, K. |
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Research in International Business and Finance. - Elsevier, ISSN 0275-5319. - Vol. 25.2011, 1, p. 88-103
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Euro International diversification Volatility Serial correlation stability European stock markets Prospects of the Euro Benefits of monetary union |
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