scholarly journals Real Effects of Financial Market Integration: Does Lower Home Bias Lead to Welfare Benefits?

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crina Pungulescu
Keyword(s):  
Financial Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Home Bias ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Real Effects ◽  
Financial Market Integration

scholarly journals Capital Market Integration in Euroland: The Role of Banks

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia M. Buch
Keyword(s):  
Financial Market ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Home Bias ◽  
Capital Market Integration ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Financial Market Integration

Abstract The introduction of the euro marks a milestone in the process of European financial market integration. This paper analyzes the implications of the euro for cross-border banking activities. A portfolio model is used which captures the role of banks as providers of informational and of risk-diversification services. By eliminating exchange rate risks, the euro enhances the incentives of banks to expand within Euroland. Yet, while the currency bias in bank portfolios will be eliminated, the home bias will remain. Implications of market integration for the risk-taking and the monitoring of banks are not clear-cut.

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