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We exploit the merger between BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors to study how changes in expected ownership concentration affect the investment behavior of funds and the cross-section of stocks worldwide. We find that funds with open-end structures and a large exposure to commonly-held...
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We examine key developments in trade-related activity in derivatives markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a unique database spanning 113 exchanges and 40 countries, we find significant large increases in volumes and open interest using event study methods. Further, drawing upon techniques...
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: Static Portfolio Theory: CAPM and Extentsions -- Consumption Based Asset Pricing Models -- Asset Pricing Models with …
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This paper develops a rare disaster asset pricing model with EZ preferences, in particular including the impact of macroeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 disaster. I estimate the probability of disaster, disaster states, and the duration of disaster to shed light on the frequency and size of...
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This article investigates the empirical relationship between monetary policy in the United States (US) and international equity, bond and real estate security markets for the sample period 01/1994 to 12/2007. The empirical results suggest that equity markets close to the US have a statistically...
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brink of collapse and the deepest contraction in world output in more than half a century followed. Moreover, unprecedented …
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This paper examines the impact of changes in economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and COVID-19 shock on stock returns. Tests of 16 global stock market indices, using monthly data from January 1990 to August 2021, suggest a negative relation between the stock return and a country’s EPU. Evidence...
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The COVID-19 pandemic, declared on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has had a severe economic and … financial impact on every economy around the world. This paper aims to analyze the short-term impact of COVID-19 on global … sectors (Pharma, Healthcare, Information Technology, Hotel & Airline) based on the indices of three different economies (World …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the notion that cryptocurrencies are uncorrelated with traditional asset markets. This study uses VAR-OLS techniques to investigate the time-varying correlation between Bitcoin and three major European stock market indices from January 4, 2016, to February...
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