We derive a model in which a standard international capital asset pricing (ICAPM) model is nested within an ICAPM model with market imperfections. In the latter model an idiosyncratic stochastic factor affects the return of risky assets (over a risk-free rate) on top of the systematic component...

The article analyzes the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the Gauweiler case, answering the first preliminary reference ever by the German Constitutional Court on the legality of the Outright Monetary Transaction (OMT) program of the European Central Bank (ECB). As the...

Alle drei großen Ratingagenturen Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s und Fitch haben Griechenland, Irland, Portugal und Spanien während der europäischen Finanzmarkt- und Staatsschuldenkrise signifikant benachteiligt. Dies lässt sich nur zu einem geringen Teil auf objektive Fundamentaldaten...

Taking a cue from the assertion that "loose lips sink markets" (Carmassi and Micossi, 2010), this paper investigates to what extent and why political communication has had an impact on the sovereign bond spreads of selected euro area countries over the German Bund. Drawing on 25,000 news media...