Globalization and Financial Market Contagion: Evidence from Financial Crisis and Natural Disasters

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No 13/035, Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. from African Governance and Development Institute.

Abstract: With financial globalization, investors can gain from diversification if returns from financial markets are stable and not correlated. However with volatility spillovers, increase in cross-market correlations exist as a real-effect and are not taken into account for asset allocation and portfolio composition. This chapter assesses financial contagion from two recent trends in the world economy: the global financial crisis and the 2011 Japanese natural disasters (tsunami, earthquake and nuclear crises).

Pages: 27
Date: 2013-09
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