This study evaluates the effectiveness of geographic diversification in reducing housing investment risk. To characterize diversification potential, we estimate spatial correlation and integration among 401 US metropolitan housing markets. The 2000s boom brought a marked uptrend in housing...

The stock exchange markets are characterized by high dynamics of the investment activity, mainly portfolio investments. The existing relation between yield and risk, on one side, and the portfolio diversification, on the other side, are two basic aspects allowing the investors to build up a...

Освещены вопросы минимизации инвестиционных рисков в деятельности предприятия Украины. Предложена система мероприятий предвидения и противодействия...

The study tests the predictability of excess returns on four global asset classes that include Shariah-compliant (SC) real estate, SC stocks, conventional real estate and real estate investment trusts (REITs). Based on weekly excess returns from January 2001 to December 2010, our empirical...

This paper examines the impact of financial depth on macroeconomic volatility using a dynamic panel analysis for 110 advanced and developing countries. We find that financial depth plays a significant role in dampening the volatility of output, consumption, and investment growth, but only up to...