Is it really possible to control for the downside risk when the market environment is in constant evolution? If so, what would be the long-term growth prospects of such a strategy? We show in this article that when the dynamics of the variance and correlation terms are properly taken into...

This paper shows that the effect of inflation on asset prices and real aggregates depends on the financial intermediation sector. When firms finance using nominal long-term debt issued by financial intermediaries, unexpected changes in inflation lead to a wealth transfer across sectors. Higher...

In this paper we explore linkages between financial services tradeand growth. We offer aformalization of the argument that trade, through the fostering offinancial market integration,may yield important long-run effects related to increasedcompetition. The relationshipsformalized here link...