We model continuous-time information flows generated by a number of information sources that switch on and off at random times. By modulating a multi-dimensional Lévy random bridge over a random point field, our framework relates the discovery of relevant new information sources to jumps in...

This paper computes Herfindahl-Hirschman ownership dispersion from EPFR holdings data and documents that stocks scoring poorly on this measure tend to be more volatile than, and underperform, stocks scoring well

Unlike the government securities purchases of central banks, purchases of private securities can have disproportionate effects. These effects might create additional buying pressure on some securities, which could be the source of an additional premium. Therefore, we explore whether the ETF...

This paper studies the asymmetric price impacts mutual fund and ETF flows have on individual stocks in demand-based asset pricing. Our analysis finds that the price impacts of their buying differ significantly from the impact of selling by these pooled investment structures. At the extreme,...

We use deviations in the covered interest rate parity (CIRP) condition to examine violations of the law of one price (LOP). We use the time periods around the recent financial crisis to examine the dynamics of CIRP violations. We find that, for both developed and emerging economies, LOP tends to...

We use the relative pricing of pairs of emerging market (EM) sovereign bonds issued in both dollars and euros to study capital markets frictions during periods of financial distress. While there is no evidence of mispricing before 2007, during the 2007–2008 crisis we document a persistent...