Infrequent Portfolio Decisions: A Solution to the Forward Discount Puzzle

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serval:BIB_C506CBC1D580
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Infrequent Portfolio Decisions: A Solution to the Forward Discount Puzzle
Journal
American Economic Review
Author(s)
Bacchetta P., van Wincoop E.
ISSN
0002-8282
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
100
Number
3
Pages
870-904
Language
english
Notes
Includes Theoretical Appendix
Abstract
A major puzzle in international finance is that high interest rate currencies tend to appreciate (forward discount puzzle). Motivated by the fact that only a small fraction of foreign currency holdings is actively managed, we calibrate a two-country model in which agents make infrequent portfolio decisions. We show that the model can account for the forward discount puzzle. It can also account for several related empirical phenomena, including that of "delayed overshooting." We also show that making infrequent portfolio decisions is optimal as the welfare gain from active currency management is smaller than the corresponding fees.
Keywords
Uncovered interest parity, Exchange-rates, Expected returns, Foreign-exchange, Risk-aversion, Cross-section, Long-run, Premium, Consumtion, Markets
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