This article analyzed the presence of long memory in volatility in 5 Asian equity indices namely SENSEX, CNIA, NIKKEI225, KO11 and FTSTI, using 5 minutes intraday return series ranging from 05-jan-2015 to 06-Aug-2015. The study employed ARFIMA-FIGARCH model and ARFIMA-APARCH model and compared...

We study the effect of country-specific noise on stock price comovement. Using a sample of dual-listed stocks, we show that the effect persists over time for some largest A-shares traded in China, but diminishes quickly for their H-shares traded in Hong Kong. We then examine whether the noise...

Using a unique survey dataset, the author studies how financial market experts form their stock market expectations. He documents a strong disagreement among experts about how important macroeconomic and financial variables are related to stock returns. The results of an analysis of the...

Using a unique survey dataset, I study how financial market experts form their stock market expectations. I document a strong disagreement among experts about how important macroeconomic and financial variables are related to stock returns. The results of an analysis of the relationships between...

The existing econometric evidence on the relationship between stock indices and real economic activity is inconclusive despite theoretical arguments suggesting a long-term relationship. Previous studies indicate that the link between stock prices and growth became weaker in the 1980s. In this...

This paper reveals and tests a new theoretical implication of the credit channel of monetary policy: as financial frictions (monitoring or auditing costs) increase, the reaction of stock prices to monetary policy shocks decreases. Correspondingly, towards the end of the Enron accounting scandal,...

This paper analyzes why corporate governance matters for stock returns if the stock market prices the underlying managerial agency problem correctly. Our theory assumes that strict corporate governance prevents managers from diverting cash flows, but reduces incentives for managerial effort. In...

The aim of this research is to analyze the implications of leverage and default as additional sources of systematic risk in the asset pricing process for the Spanish stock market over the years 1995-2010 employing two alternative methodologies based on Ferguson y Shockley (2003) y Vassalou y...