This paper introduces an alternate measure of idiosyncratic risk leveraged from the decomposition method to further eliminate the residual systematic risk inherent in the factor asset pricing model. Combining both complementary techniques contributes to a more comprehensive firm-level...

This paper examines the role of common, country, and industry effects on international diversification potential in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) stock markets. Following a decomposition approach, we extract these effects from stock returns and further examine the determinants...