Global Bond Portfolios and Emu

25 Pages Posted: 22 Aug 2006

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Philip R. Lane

Trinity College (Dublin) - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Central Bank of Ireland

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Date Written: June 2006

Abstract

We examine the bilateral composition of international bond portfolios for the euro area and the individual EMU member countries. We find considerable support for euro area bias: EMU member countries disproportionately invest in one another relative to other country pairs. Another striking pattern is the positive connection between trade linkages and financial linkages in explaining asymmetries across EMU member countries in terms of their outward bond investments vis-a-vis external counterparties. Our empirical results underline the impact of currency union on financial integration and support the notion that financial regionalization is the leading force underlying financial globalization.

Suggested Citation

Lane, Philip R., Global Bond Portfolios and Emu (June 2006). IIIS Discussion Paper No. 168, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=925858 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.925858

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