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Deep Financial Integration and Volatility

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  • Vadym Volosovych

    (lorida Atlantic University)

  • Bent E. Sørensen

    (University of Houston)

  • Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan

    (University of Houston)

Abstract

output volatility at micro and macro levels. Using a very large firm-level dataset (AMADEUS) from 16 European countries, we construct a measure of "deep" financial integration at the regional-level based on observations of foreign ownership at the firm-level. We find a significant positive effect of foreign ownership on the volatility of firms' outcomes, both in static and dynamic empirical frameworks. This effect survives aggregation and carries over to regional output, leading to a positive association between deep financial integration and aggregate fluctuations. We exploit a quasi-natural experiment, Financial Services Action Plan of the European Union (EU), to identify the causal effect of financial integration on volatility. We argue that the regions with higher levels of trust that are located in countries who harmonize their financial policies sooner, will have higher levels of financial integration. We construct a measure of "predicted integration" based on the interaction between the transposition dates of the EU-wide financial policy directives and the regional trust. Using predicted integration as an instrument, we find that financial integration leads to more aggregate volatility.

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  • Vadym Volosovych & Bent E. Sørensen & Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, 2010. "Deep Financial Integration and Volatility," 2010 Meeting Papers 232, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    • Handle: RePEc:red:sed010:232
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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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