Arbeitspapier

Geographic versus industry diversification: constraints matter

This research addresses whether geographic diversification provides benefits over industry diversification. In the absence of constraints, no empirical evidence is found to support the argument that country diversification is superior. With short-selling constraints, however, the geographic tangency portfolio is not attainable by industry portfolios. Results with upper and lower constraints on portfolio weights as well as an out-of-sample analysis show that geographic diversification almost consistently outperforms industry portfolios, although we cannot establish statistical significance.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ECB Working Paper ; No. 425

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
International Financial Markets
Thema
block-bootstrap tests
Diversification gains
EMU
geographic diversification
industry diversification
Portfolio-Management
Risikoaversion
Kapitalanlage
Theorie

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Ehling, Paul
Ramos, Sofia Brito
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
European Central Bank (ECB)
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2005

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Ehling, Paul
  • Ramos, Sofia Brito
  • European Central Bank (ECB)

Entstanden

  • 2005

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