LEADER 03701nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910463991103321 005 20170821160717.0 010 $a1-4623-9209-1 010 $a1-4527-2686-8 010 $a1-4518-7286-0 010 $a1-282-84353-2 010 $a9786612843532 035 $a(CKB)3170000000055294 035 $a(EBL)1608350 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000943045 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11967159 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000943045 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10974943 035 $a(PQKB)10407329 035 $a(OCoLC)712987742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1608350 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000055294 100 $a20090928d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRegional financial integration in the Caribbean$b[electronic resource] $eevidence from financial and macroeconomic data /$fby Raphael Espinova and Goohoon Kwon 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cInternational Monetary Fund, Middle East and Central Asia dept.$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (37 p.) 225 1 $aIMF working paper ;$vWP/09/139 300 $a"July 2009". 311 $a1-4519-1715-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographic references. 327 $aContents; I. Introduction; II. Background; III. Stock Price Convergence; A. Data; B. AR results; C. Threshold Auto-Regression (TAR) estimator; IV. Current Account Convergence and Regional Trade Balance; A. Theory; B. Estimation framework; C. Global Financial Integration; D. Intra-regional trade and regional financial integration; V. Conclusion; References; Appendix A; Tables; 1. Balance of Payments; 2. UNCTAD FDI Inward Stock (In millions U.S. dollars, 2001; 3. UNCTAD FDI Outward Stock (In millions of U.S. dollars, 2001); 4. Regional Exports, as a Share of GDP 327 $a5. Interest Rates: Principal Component Analysis, 1980m1-2005m126. Interest Comovements; 7. Cross-Listed Stocks; 8. Cross-Market Premium; 9. (G) ARCH-AR Model; 10. (G) ARCH-TAR Model; 11. ? Coefficient from 1975-2005; 12. ? Coefficient from 1975-90; 13. ? Coefficient from 1991-2005; 14. Regional Financial Integration 1975-2005; 15. 1975-90 Estimates of Regional Financial Integration; 16. 1991-2005 Estimates of Regional Financial Integration; Figures; 1. Interest Rates in the CARICOM and Sigma-Convergence (3 month T-Bills); 2. Cross-Listed Stocks; 3. Convergence Speed vs. Foreign Liabilities 330 $aThis paper assesses the extent of regional financial integration in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by analyzing equity prices in the region and rigidity of external financing constraints. The results are presented in a cross-regional perspective. The Caribbean stock markets are not as well integrated as one would expect from the extent of cross-listing and importance of regional banking groups: price differentials of cross-listed stocks reach an average of 5 percent. Auto-Regressive models suggest that these price differentials are only slowly arbitraged away, with half-lives exceeding 7 wo 410 0$aIMF working paper ;$vWP/09/139. 606 $aFinance$zCaribbean Area 606 $aMacroeconomics 607 $aCaribbean Area$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFinance 615 0$aMacroeconomics. 700 $aEspinoza$b Raphael A$0873063 701 $aKwon$b Goohoon$0873064 712 02$aInternational Monetary Fund.$bMiddle East and Central Asia Dept. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463991103321 996 $aRegional financial integration in the Caribbean$91948838 997 $aUNINA