Information about the possibilities of changes in national and international macroeconomic variables affects the expectations and behavior of individuals and firms more quickly than real changes in those macroeconomic variables. In this research, we investigate the impacts of international...

In this paper, we analyse the response of Japan’s foreign exchange and stock markets to the outcomes of the Brexit referendum and the U.S. presidential election. We estimate the changes in returns of the daily exchange rates of the yen (JPY), the daily closing price index of the Nikkei and the...

Die vorliegende Untersuchung stützt sich auf Lehrveranstaltungen und Forschungsprojekte über eine Zeitspanne von 15 Jahren. Dabei geht es um die Evaluation der Entwicklungspolitik führender Geberstaaten (Vereinigte Staaten, Japan, Grossbritannien, Frankreich, Niederlande und Deutschland) und...

Using variance risk premiums (VRPs) nonparametrically calculated from equity markets in selected major developed economies and emerging market economies (EMEs) over 2007 - 2015, we document the correlation of VRPs across the markets and examine whether equity fund flows work as a path through...