This paper examines the extent to which the conditional volatility of stock market returns in a small, internationally integrated stock market are related to the conditional volatility of financial and business cycle variables. It employs a low frequency monthly dataset for Australia including...

We examine the causes of conditional volatility in a small, internationally integrated stock market using the Irish stock market as an example. We relate Irish stock market conditional volatility to the conditional volatility of the British stock market and business cycle variables from July...