Asset allocation and monetary policy: Evidence from the eurozone

The eurozone has a single short-term nominal interest rate, but monetary policy conditions measured by real short-term interest rates varied substantially across countries in the period 2003–2010. We use this cross-country variation in the (local) tightness of monetary policy to examine its influenc...

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Published in:Journal of financial economics 2016-05, Vol.120 (2), p.309-329
Main Authors: Hau, Harald, Lai, Sandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asset allocation
Asset price inflation
Eurozone
Interest rates
International finance
Monetary policy
Money markets
Portfolio investments
Risk-shifting
Securities markets
Studies
Taylor rule residuals
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Summary:The eurozone has a single short-term nominal interest rate, but monetary policy conditions measured by real short-term interest rates varied substantially across countries in the period 2003–2010. We use this cross-country variation in the (local) tightness of monetary policy to examine its influence on equity and money market flows. In line with a powerful risk-shifting channel, we find that fund investors in countries with decreased real interest rates shift their portfolio investment out of the money market and into the riskier equity market, causing significant equity price inflation in countries where investment home bias is the strongest.
ISSN:0304-405X
1879-2774
DOI:10.1016/j.jfineco.2016.01.014