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Uncovered Interest Parity in Central and Eastern Europe : Convergence and the Global Financial Crisis
Filipozzi, Fabio - 2012
This paper presents tests of uncovered interest parity in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania; all … countries in Central and Eastern Europe with floating exchange rates. Data are monthly and the trading horizon is three months … currency and interest markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Two indicators of global risk aversion were also found to enter …
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The Risk-Return Trade-Off in Europe : A Temporal and Cross-Sectional Analysis
Salvador, Enrique - 2014
This paper analyzes the risk-return trade-off in European equities considering both temporal and cross-sectional dimensions. In our analysis, we introduce not only the market portfolio but also 15 industry portfolios comprising the entire market. Several bivariate GARCH models are estimated to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068365
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What might central banks lose or gain in case of Euro adoption : a GARCH-analysis of money market rates for Sweden, Denmark and the UK
Buscher, Herbert S.; Gabrisch, Hubert - 2011
This study deals with the question whether the central banks of Sweden, Denmark and the UK can really influence short-term money markets and thus, would lose this influence in case of Euro adoption. We use a GARCH-M-GED model with daily money market rates. The model reveals the co-movement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009162063
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Common risk factors and the macroeconomy : new evidence from the Japanese stock market
Bretschger, Lucas; Lechthaler, Filippo - 2012
Using new data on returns and risk factors the paper considers the stock performance on the Japanese market, which is the second largest in the world and operates under unique macroeconomic conditions. We find that the CAPM model is not an adequate approach for the Japanese market. The Carhart...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009552906
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Modeling financial market volatility in transition markets : a multivariate case
Oikonomikou, Leoni Eleni - 2016 - Revised version including comments: February 2015
This paper presents evidence of linkages across equity markets in the following transition economies: Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Czech Republic from beginning of January 2005 till the end of December 2014. We apply a multivariate asymmetric EGARCH model. Empirical results indicate significant...
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Stock market comovements in central Europe : evidence from Asymmetric DCC Model
Gjika, Dritan; Horváth, Roman - 2012
We examine time-varying stock market comovements in Central Europe employing the asymmetric dynamic conditional … Central Europe and between Central Europe vis-a-vis the euro area are strong. They increased over time, especially after the … diversification benefits decrease disproportionally during volatile periods. -- stock market comovements ; Central Europe ; financial …
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Cross-Country Effects in Herding Behaviour : Evidence from Four South European Markets
Economou, Fotini - 2011
This study provides comprehensive evidence testing for the existence of herding effects in the Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and Greek market, constructing a survivor-bias-free dataset of daily stock returns during the period January 1998 - December 2008. Moreover, it examines the potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128174
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A Markov Switching Unobserved Component Analysis of the CDX Index Term Premium
Calice, Giovanni - 2011
Using a Markov switching unobserved component model we decompose the term premium of the North American CDX investment grade index (CDX-IG) into a permanent and a stationary component. We explain the evolution of the two components in relating them to monetary policy and stock market variables....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128913
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A Markov Switching Unobserved Component Analysis of the CDX Index Term Premium
Calice, Giovanni - 2012
Using a Markov switching unobserved component model we decompose the term premium of the North American CDX investment grade index (CDX-IG) into a permanent and a stationary component. We explain the evolution of the two components in relating them to monetary policy and stock market variables....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013115315
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The Behaviour of Small Cap vs. Large Cap Stocks in Recessions and Recoveries : Empirical Evidence for the United States and Canada
Switzer, Lorne N. - 2011
This paper examines the relative performance of small-caps vs. large caps surrounding periods of peaks and troughs of economic activity, and reexamines the relationship between the small firm anomaly and the business cycle. Small-cap firms outperform large caps over the year subsequent to an...
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