We examine US stock index return and volatility spillovers on the mean and volatility of stock index returns of 21 Frontier markets. We entertain potential time-variation in spillovers in mean returns by considering a time-varying parameter (TVP) model. Spillovers in volatility are modeled by...

This paper examines transmission of shocks between the U.S. and foreign markets to delineate interdependence from contagion of the U.S. financial crisis by constructing shock models for partially-overlapping and non-overlapping markets. There exists important bi-directional, yet asymmetric,...

We examine US stock index return and volatility spillovers on the mean and volatility of stock index returns of 21 Frontier markets. We entertain potential time-variation in spillovers in mean returns by considering a time-varying parameter (TVP) model. Spillovers in volatility are modeled by...

The paper shows that US monetary policy has been an important determinant of global equity markets. Analysing 50 equity markets worldwide, we find that returns fall on average around 3.8% in response to a 100 basis point tightening of US monetary policy, ranging from a zero response in some to a...

Within a two-step GARCH framework we explore the linkages between equity returns of ten sectors in the euro area, the United States and Japan, respectively. Our estimation framework allows a distinction to be made between spillover effects originating from one of the three currency areas and...

This paper empirically investigates the effect of returns in the US on the returns in Colombia during 1988-2007. Monthly data is used. A new method that is robust to non-normality and time-varying volatility is applied. Our empirical findings indicate that the Colombian financial market is...