This paper is about the effectiveness of qualitative easing, a form of unconventional monetary policy that changes the risk composition of the central bank balance sheet with the goal of stabilizing economic activity. We construct a general equilibrium model where agents have rational...

In the motive of strong democracy and partnerships, India is expected to be act as one of the top three economic powers of the world over the next 10-15 years and has emerged as the fastest growing major economy in the world. A stock exchange acts as a platform for financial instruments like...

This study documents the return and volatility spillover effect between the stock prices of Chinese new energy and fossil fuel companies using the asymmetric BEKK model. Based on daily samples taken from August 30, 2006 to September 11, 2012, the dynamics of new energy/fossil fuel stock...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that the level of confidence in EU institutions affects positively Stock Market prices. The sample covers many countries of the EU. Data are taken from Eurostat. The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews...

This doctoral dissertation analyses the transmission of monetary policy. It applies a variety of empirical methods to study how conventional and unconventional monetary policy measures transmit to different macroeconomic and financial variables. The first article analyses the effect of monetary...

The study investigates the dynamic effect of macroeconomic variables on BSE returns. In recent phenomena, stock market is a leading indicator of an economy growth and economic fundamentals are determinants of the stock market movements. The study results found that selected macroeconomic...

The paper argues that there are important links between asset prices and public finances which can strongly affect the variability of fiscal balances. Asset prices affect fiscal balances via capital gains and turnover related taxes, and via wealth effects on consumption and indirect taxes. The...

This paper uses a range of structural VARs to show that the response of US stock prices to fiscal shocks changed in 1980. Over the period 1955-1980 an expansionary spending or revenue shock was associated with modestly higher stock prices. After 1980, along with a decline in the fiscal...

This paper uses a range of structural VARs to show that the response of US stock prices to fiscal shocks changed in 1980. Over the period 1955-1979 an expansionary spending or revenue shock was associated with modestly higher stock prices. After 1980, along with a decline in the fiscal...

The present study analyses the volatility spillover of exchange rate on South African Stock Market.The Capital market of South Africa has yardstick of African markets. The economic factors arecrucially impacting the returns of stock of South Africa. The study collected data fromJohannesburg...