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Abstract

Resident of the industrialized countries can lower some of their economic risk they face by diversifying their portfolios including foreign assets. In the world with perfect capital mobility, international risk sharing will reduce saving with constant relative risk aversion. The objective of this study to analyze the impact of the establishment of single currency on the degree of international risk sharing and the home bias among country member of European Union (EU). Using panel data, the increasing output correlation between individual countries and group of eleventh countries indicate the adoption of single currency increase the degree of international risk sharing.

Bahasa Abstract

International Risk Sharing (IRS) adalah pembagian risiko secara internasional antar-negara dalam suatu kawasan atau dalam kawasan berbeda yang disebabkan oleh adanya gejolak spesifik terhadap suatu perekonomian yang menyebabkan pendapatan (konsumsinya) berfluktuasi. Tujuan studi ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh dari terjadinya penggabungan mata uang di negara-negara Uni Eropa terhadap perkembangan IRS dan home bias di negara-negara tersebut. Dengan melihat hubungan output dan pendapatan suatu negara dengan output dan pendapatan rata-rata kawasan, menggunakan data sebelas negara awal yang tergabung dalam mata uang tunggal Euro, studi ini menemukan bahwa penggabungan mata uang di wilayah negara-negara Uni Eropa meningkatkan risk sharing dan home bias secara signifikan.

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