Hysteresis in Price Efficiency and the Economics of Slow-Moving Capital

A-Tier
Journal: The Review of Financial Studies
Year: 2021
Volume: 34
Issue: 6
Pages: 2857-2909

Authors (4)

James Dow (not in RePEc) Jungsuk Han (Seoul National University) Francesco Sangiorgi (Frankfurt School of Finance) Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Will arbitrage capital flow into markets experiencing shocks, mitigating adverse effects on price efficiency? Not necessarily. In a dynamic model with privately informed capital-constrained arbitrageurs, price efficiency plays a dual role, determining both the profitability of new arbitrage and the ability to close existing positions profitably. An adverse shock to efficiency lengthens arbitrage duration, effectively reducing the amount of arbitrage capital available for new positions. If this falls below a critical mass, arbitrage capital flows out, amplifying the impact on price efficiency. This creates endogenous regimes: temporary shocks can trigger “hysteresis,” a persistent shift in price efficiency.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:rfinst:v:34:y:2021:i:6:p:2857-2909.
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25