Asset Allocation in Markets with Contagion: The Interplay between Volatilities, Jump Intensities, and Correlations

Konermann Patrick, Meinerding Christoph, Sedova Olga

Zusammenfassung

We study the impact of financial contagion on the dynamic asset allocation problem of a CRRA investor facing an incomplete market with two risky assets. We apply a Markov chain regime-switching framework with state-dependent jump intensities, diffusion volatilities and diffusion correlations. The key model feature that a switch to the bad contagion regime is triggered by a loss in one of the risky assets allows for the implementation of a hedging demand against contagion risk. Moreover, a state-dependent diffusion correlation combined with heterogeneity in jump intensities and volatilities can, e.g., generate a flight to quality effect upon a systemic jump.

Schlüsselwörter

Asset allocation; Portfolio choice; Contagion; Systemic risk; Regime switching

Zitieren als

Konermann, P., Meinerding, C., & Sedova, O. (2013). Asset Allocation in Markets with Contagion: The Interplay between Volatilities, Jump Intensities, and Correlations. Review of Financial Economics, 22(1), 36–46.

Details

Publikationstyp
Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift)

Begutachtet
Ja

Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht

Jahr
2013

Fachzeitschrift
Review of Financial Economics

Band
22

Ausgabe
1

Erste Seite
36

Letzte Seite
46

Sprache
Englisch

ISSN
1058-3300

DOI