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| Author: | Tesar, L. Werner, I. |
| Title: | Home bias and high turnover |
| Journal: | Journal of International Money and Finance
1995 : AUG, VOL. 14:4, p. 467-492 |
| Index terms: | INVESTMENT TURNOVER BIAS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper documents the available evidence on international portfolio investment in five OECD countries. The authors draw three conclusions from the data. First, there is strong evidence of a home bias in national investment portfolios despite the potential gains from international diversification. Second, the composition of the portfolio of foreign securities seems to reflect factors other than diversification of risk. Third, the high volume of cross-border capital flows and the high turnover rate on foreign equity investments relative to turnover on domestic equity markets suggests that variable transactions costs are an unlikely explanation for home bias. |
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