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of risk premia if and only if volatility is stochastic. Our model can thus justify the recent empirical results on the … term structure of risk premia if the pricing of volatility risk is downward sloping (in absolute value) in the data and if … downward-sloping term structures of returns on a given market are driven solely by exposures to volatility risk. We test these …
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hedged ex-ante against covariance with equities and thereby does not resemble selling volatility, but these results …
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This paper develops an interpretation of the Asian meltdown focused on moral hazard as the common source of overinvestment, excessive external borrowing, and current account deficits. To the extent that foreign creditors are willing to lend to domestic agents against future bail-out revenue from...
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We document aggregate income growth uncertainty at the state level, and the extent to which this uncertainty is reduced by risksharing through financial markets and federal fiscal policy. A methodology is adopted that is closely connected to the empirical growth literature. It does not rely on...
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This paper provides a microstructural explanation for the success of two familiar predictions from technical analysis: 1) trends tend to be reversed at predictable support and resistance levels, and 2) trends gain momentum once predictable support and resistance levels are crossed. ; The...
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break-even inflation rates when market volatility is high. Our model's ability to be updated weekly makes it suitable for …
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This paper examines the effects of the Federal Reserve's Term Auction Facility (TAF) on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The particular question investigated is whether the announcements and operations of the TAF are associated with downward shifts of the LIBOR; such an association...
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bid-ask spread, volatility, the number of trades, and the order imbalance. …
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characterized by price rigidities. Using an open economy general equilibrium model with volatility in the money markets, we show … country where the volatility of shocks is moderate will suffer. The welfare effects reflect changes in the terms of trade that … occur because forward looking price setters adjust to the changes in exchange rate volatility brought about by the …
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We study common determinants of daily bid-ask spreads and trading volume for the bond and stock markets over the 1991-98 period. We find that spread changes in one market are affected by lagged spread and volume changes in both markets. Further, spread and volume changes are predictable to a...
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