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Abstract
We explore cross-border divergence in pricing of cross-listed stocks driven by mutual fund flow–driven trading. Drawing on data from the US and forty-four international markets, we find the following: 1) Non-US stock returns are highly correlated with US stock returns and only weakly associated with liquidity-driven US-based mutual fund trading; 2) Approximately 69 % of the variation in non-US stock returns may be attributed to flow-driven trading, controlling for a variety of factors; 3) Stock return divergence is greater for small-cap, narrowly-held, and actively traded stocks; 4) Divergence is greater for stocks cross-listed in Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian-Pacific emerging markets; 5) Divergence is greater for stocks in funds experiencing outflows; and finally 6) Large outflows (i.e., fire sales) have no effect on price divergence across markets.
期刊介绍:
International trade, financing and investments have grown at an extremely rapid pace in recent years, and the operations of corporations have become increasingly multinationalized. Corporate executives buying and selling goods and services, and making financing and investment decisions across national boundaries, have developed policies and procedures for managing cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. These policies and procedures, and the related managerial actions of executives, change as new relevant information becomes available. The purpose of the Journal of Multinational Financial Management is to publish rigorous, original articles dealing with the management of the multinational enterprise. Theoretical, conceptual, and empirical papers providing meaningful insights into the subject areas will be considered. The following topic areas, although not exhaustive, are representative of the coverage in this Journal. • Foreign exchange risk management • International capital budgeting • Forecasting exchange rates • Foreign direct investment • Hedging strategies • Cost of capital • Managing transaction exposure • Political risk assessment • International working capital management • International financial planning • International tax management • International diversification • Transfer pricing strategies • International liability management • International mergers.