2010/09/21 by Nicole M. Boyson, Christof W. Stahel, René M. Stulz · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Banking stability, regulation, efficiency #Business #Credit Risk and Financial Regulations #Economics #Finance #Financial Markets and Investment Strategies #Financial economics #Financial system #Funding liquidity #Hedge fund #Liquidity crisis #Market liquidity #Monetary economics #Stock (firearms)
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01594.x
openalex publication_date 2010/09/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
ABSTRACT Defining contagion as correlation over and above that expected from economic fundamentals, we find strong evidence of worst return contagion across hedge fund styles for 1990 to 2008. Large adverse shocks to asset and hedge fund liquidity strongly increase the probability of contagion. Specifically, large adverse shocks to credit spreads, the TED spread, prime broker and bank stock prices, stock market liquidity, and hedge fund flows are associated with a significant increase in the probability of hedge fund contagion. While shocks to liquidity are important determinants of performance, these shocks are not captured by commonly used models of hedge fund returns.