We use copula models to investigate the structural dependence between CEEC-3 (Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary) and German bond markets from 2000 to 2012. We evaluate the degree of financial integration and dependence structure changes in government securities markets following European...

We extend Kilian's (2009) framework to identify an exogenous shock arising from changes in financial market conditions and examine the consequent macroeconomic impacts of oil price changes. We find that a financial shock is a key determinant of oil prices and its macroeconomic impact is as...

Using the asymmetric dynamic conditional correlation (A-DCC) model developed by Cappiello et al. (2006), this paper empirically analyzes the conditional correlation between treasury and swap markets from February 9, 2006 to May 31, 2011, and makes two key contributions. First, the dynamics of...