Changes in sovereign debt ratings and outlooks affect financial markets in emerging economies. They affect not only the instrument being rated (bonds) but also stocks. They directly impact the markets...
Financial market instability has been the focus of attention of both academic and policy circles. Rating agencies have been under particular scrutiny lately as promoters of financial excesses, upgrading...
The authors study whether capital controls affect the link between domestic and foreign stock market prices and interest rates. To examine the characteristics of international market integration and the...
This paper studies whether capital controls affect the link between domestic and foreign stock market prices and interest rates. To market integration and the effects of capital controls in the short-...
Financial market instability has been the focus of attention of both academic and policy circles. Rating agencies have been under particular scrutiny as promoters of financial excesses, upgrading countries...
International mutual funds are one of the main channels for capital flows to emerging economies. Although mutual funds have become important contributors to financial market integration, little is known...
The authors address the trading strategies of mutual funds in emerging markets. The data set they develop permits analyses of these strategies at the level of individual portfolios. A methodologically...
This paper addresses the trading strategies of mutual funds in emerging markets. Contemporaneous momentum trading (buying current winners and selling current losers) is stronger during crises, and stronger...