Stock Market Liquidity and the Macroeconomy : Evidence from Japan /

In a liquid financial market, investors are able to sell large blocks of assets without substantially changing the price. We document a steep drop in the liquidity of the Japanese stock market in the post-bubble period and a steep rise in liquidity risk. We find that, during Japan's deflationar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choi, Woon
Other Authors: Cook, David
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/006
Online Access:Full text available on IMF