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Academic SeminarThe More Illiquid, The More Expensive: A Search-Based Explanation of Illiquidity Premium

  • Date
  • 2020-02-13 ~ 2020-02-13
  • Time
  • 16:00 ~ 17:30
  • Place
  • SUPEX Building, #301
  • Department
  • School of Management Engineering
  • Major
  • Finance


We would like to invite you to participate in Management Engineering (ME) Seminar.

1. When: February 13th (Thursday), 16:00~17:30
2. Where: SUPEX Building, #301
3. Speaker: Prof. Sean Seunghun Shin (Aalto University School of Business)
4. Topic: The More Illiquid, The More Expensive: A Search-Based Explanation of Illiquidity Premium
5. Research Field: Finance
* Lecture will be delivered in English.

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[Abstract]
Using a search-based trading model, we show that either illiquidity price premium or discount can arise endogenously for two assets with identical fundamentals. Liquidity difference between the two assets may diverge with trades concentrating in one market in a self-reinforcing manner depending on the relative strength of buying or selling pressure. When buyers are marginal investors due to strong buying pressure, prices are determined by buyers' tradeoff between immediacy and trading gains, generating illiquidity price discount. When sellers are marginal investors due to strong selling pressure, however, illiquidity price premium arises. Using an identification strategy that exploits same-issuer bonds but with differing liquidity, we confirm these theoretical predictions by showing that illiquid bonds have higher prices than liquid bonds during fire-sale episodes, while liquid bonds carry higher prices in normal periods.



Contact : Lee, Jisun ( jisunlee@kaist.ac.kr )

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