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An Intertemporal Model of International Capital Market Segmentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Suleyman Basak
Suleyman Basak
Affiliation:
Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6367.
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Abstract

This paper develops an intertemporal model of international capital market segmentation. Within the model, under various forms of segmentation/integration, the equilibrium asset prices and allocations, the risk-free interest rate, and the intertemporal consumption behavior and welfares of two countries are derived and compared. It is shown that the equilibrium interest rate is increased on integration, and that integrating markets may be significantly welfare decreasing for one of the countries. Conditions that may lead to a decrease in welfare are investigated. The conclusions as to the effects of segmentation on asset prices in the mean-variance model of the existing finance segmentation literature are also shown to break down in an intertemporal model.

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Research Article
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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , June 1996 , pp. 161 - 188
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1996

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