Michaelides, Alexander (2001) International portfolio choice: liquidity constraints and the home equity bias puzzle. . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.
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This Paper solves for optimal international portfolio choice in the presence of liquidity constraints and undiversifiable labour income risk. Optimal portfolios are internationally diversified while positive correlation between domestic stock market returns and permanent labour income shocks can worsen the home equity bias puzzle. Nevertheless, either small costs associated with investing abroad or a slightly positive domestic to foreign equity premium differential are sufficient to either deter households from participating in a foreign market or generate a substantial bias for home equities. The benefits of international diversification are limited because consumption fluctuations can be smoothed with a small amount of buffer stock saving, while exchange rate risk makes foreign investments less appealing to risk averse investors.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.cepr.org |
| Additional Information: | © 2001 Alex Michaelides |
| Divisions: | Financial Markets Group Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| JEL classification: | E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment > E20 - General G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G11 - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2008 16:40 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 19:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/5364 |
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