International equity portfolio allocations and transaction costs

Chandra Thapa, S Poshakwale

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Abstract

In spite of the critical role of transaction cost, there are not many papers that explicitly examine its influence on international equity portfolio allocation decisions. Using bilateral cross-country equity portfolio investment data and three direct measures of transaction costs for 36 countries, we provide evidence that markets where transaction costs are lower attract greater equity portfolio investments. The results imply that future research on international equity portfolio diversification cannot afford to ignore the role of transaction costs, and policy makers, especially in emerging markets, will have to reduce transaction costs to attract higher levels of foreign equity portfolio investments.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2627-2638
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Banking and Finance
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2010

Keywords

  • portfolio diversification
  • international equity allocation
  • transaction costs
  • developed and emerging markets
  • panel data models

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