The International CAPM Redux

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Francesca Brusa

Temple University - Fox School of Business

Tarun Ramadorai

Imperial College London; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Adrien Verdelhan

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Date Written: July 1, 2015

Abstract

We provide evidence that international equity investors are compensated for bearing currency risk. Three factors --- a global equity factor denominated in local currencies, and two currency factors, dollar and carry --- account for a wide cross-section of equity returns from 46 developed and emerging countries from 1976 to the present. They are also useful at explaining the risks of international mutual funds and hedge funds. A simple complete-markets model replicates our empirical findings. The model implies a novel perspective on optimal currency hedging.

Keywords: Equity, Exchange rates, Risk

JEL Classification: F31, G12

Suggested Citation

Brusa, Francesca and Ramadorai, Tarun and Verdelhan, Adrien and Verdelhan, Adrien, The International CAPM Redux (July 1, 2015). Saïd Business School WP 2014-11, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2520475 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2520475

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