This paper examines the dynamic conditional correlations between the Chinese sector returns and the S&P500 index returns and offers an interpretation for the heterogeneity of sector-level return correlations. Using a sample of 12 Chinese sectors for the period of 2006-2014, we first observe that...

We address an important yet unanswered question: What would be the economic determinants of the implied volatility during the zero lower bound periods? To answer this question, we examine time variations of the cap market implied volatility and investigate economic determinants on slopes and...

This paper examines the dynamic conditional correlations between the Chinese sector returns and the S&P500 index returns and offers an interpretation for the heterogeneity of sector-level return correlations. Using a sample of 12 Chinese sectors for the period of 2006-2014, we find that their...

In this paper, we derive optimal investment policies at the industry portfolio level under the stochastic investment opportunities of dynamic and asymmetric properties. For this purpose, we present a new model of intertemporal dynamic portfolio choice as well as non-myopic optimal consumption...