In this article we derive minimal conditions to determine the existence of rational expectations solutions obtained using a Generalized Bzout Theorem. We demonstrate that as long as the matrix polynomial derived from the model is regular, then a monic polynomial factor always exists and from...

In this paper, we examine the time variation in transaction costs relative to excess returns, in a panel consisting of 10 international equity indices over the time period 1984–2005. This is undertaken by extending the consumption CAPM (CCAPM) model proposed by Campbell and Shiller (Rev....

This paper addresses the impact of developments in the credit risk transfer market on the viability of a group of systemically important financial institutions. We propose a bank default risk model, in the vein of the classic Merton-type, which utilizes a multi-equation framework to model...