We develop a model of equilibrium entry, trade, and price formation in over-the- counter (OTC) markets. Banks trade derivatives to share an aggregate risk subject to two trading frictions: they must pay a fixed entry cost, and they must limit the size of the positions taken by their traders...

This paper shows that globalization of securities markets exacerbates the volatility of capital flows by strengthening incentives for herding behavior. This is a prediction of a mean-variance portfolio optimization model with imperfect information, in which investors acquire country-specific...

Die Subprime-Krise am US-amerikanischen Markt für verbriefte zweitrangige Hypothekenforderungen hat verdeutlicht, dass verschiedene Friktionen in der Wertschöpfungskette von Verbriefungen bestehen. Julia Scholz untersucht verschiedene, bislang in der Literatur wenig beachtete, aber für die...