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Financial Integration with Heterogeneous Beliefs

In this paper we study the effects of financial integration on risk-sharing. Conventional macroeconomic theory suggests that the integration of financial markets improves welfare. In contrast to the literature we assume that households have heterogeneous beliefs. Because of the differences in beliefs, households are not only sharing the risk but also speculating. We show that with speculation, financial integration can increase the risk in the economy and that a full financial integration is not always beneficial. We also have a numerical example for a small set of countries and show that the losses due to heterogeneous beliefs are small.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Discussion Paper Series ; No. 568

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Heterogeneous Beliefs
Financial Integration
Incomplete Markets

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Rieger, Jörg
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics
(wo)
Heidelberg
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.11588/heidok.00017058
Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-170588
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Rieger, Jörg
  • University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2014

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