existence of pure contagion (Masson, 1999) rather than shift-contagion (Rigobon, 2003). Then, we explicitly define financial … “contagion” in accordance with Eichengreen et al. (1996) and we extend the Cerra and Saxena (2002) methodology by using a Markov … subprime crisis. In addition, there is evidence of mean and volatility contagion in MENA stock markets caused by the US stock …

We examine contagion and flight-to-quality phenomena implied by carry strategies. More specifically, we analyze …

This paper shows how expectations-driven contagion of currency crises can arise even if the currency market has a … expectations. Even though this contagion is driven solely by expectations, the model places restrictions on observable variables …

This paper proposes a model encompassing alternative views of contagion by highlighting the different channels of … channel of contagion. The possible stabilization effects of capital controls and Tobin tax on the international transmission …

This paper analyzes sovereign risk contagion in the Eurozone using an extension to the canonical model for contagion … contagion in typically bounded time intervals. Controlling for changes in the risk pricing by investors, we detect several … channels of pure contagion between 2008 and 2012. Further, we find that the bailout-programs for Greece, Ireland and Portugal …

explained by wake-up-call contagion. Evidence on pure contagion however is very mixed and there are no insights into the … dynamics of these effects. As a contribution to fill this gap, we apply the canonical contagion framework of Pesaran and Pick … [2007], similar to Metiu [2012], for daily data from January 2002 until May 2013. By adapting the contagion function used by …

plunging stock market in the US, in the aftermath of global financial crisis (2007 - 2009), exerts contagion effects on … terms, and time-varying correlations. The empirical analysis shows a contagion effect for Brazil and Mexico during the early …