Does International Financial Contagion Really Exist?

Posted: 4 Jan 2004

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George Andrew Karolyi

Cornell University - SC Johnson College of Business

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Abstract

This article surveys the various definitions and taxonomies of international financial contagion in the academic literature and popular press and relates it to the existing evidence on comovements in international asset prices, on the growth and volatility of international capital flows and on the relationship between flows and asset prices. The central argument of the article is that the empirical evidence is not as obviously consistent with the existence of market contagion as many researchers, press, or market regulators believe. Policy implications of this alternative viewpoint are presented.

JEL Classification: F30, G15

Suggested Citation

Karolyi, George Andrew, Does International Financial Contagion Really Exist?. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=482966

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