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| Author: | McCown, J. R. |
| Title: | Yield curves and international equity returns |
| Journal: | Journal of Banking and Finance
2001 : APR, VOL. 25:4, p. 767-788 |
| Index terms: | PRICES PRICING ASSETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCIAL MARKETS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper examines empirical evidence on the international transmission of shocks to financial asset markets. The relationships between yield curves and risk premiums of stocks for eight industrialized countries are examined. Only the stocks of the three largest economies: Germany, Japan, and the USA, show negative risk premiums during periods preceded by the inverted yield curves of their respective government bonds. This is not the case for stocks of the five smaller countries in the sample. However, four of the five smaller countries have negative risk premiums in periods preceded by inverted German or US yield curves. This is consistent with the view that a world risk factor, captured by major country yield curves, affects the pricing of assets in smaller economies. |
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