risk sharing. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive empirical evaluation of the patterns of risk sharing among … different groups of countries and examine how international financial integration has affected the evolution of risk sharing … patterns. Using a variety of empirical techniques, we conclude that there is at best a modest degree of international risk …

risk sharing. This paper provides a comprehensive empirical evaluation of the patterns of risk sharing among different … a variety of empirical techniques, we conclude that there is at best a modest degree of international risk sharing, and … certainly nowhere near the levels predicted by theory. In addition, only industrial countries have attained better risk sharing …