of volatility through time. We are particularly interested in understanding whether periods of high volatility spillover … across countries. Our analysis relies both on univariate and bivariate switching volatility models. Our results indicate that … high-volatility episodes are, in general, short-lived, lasting from two to seven weeks. We find some weak evidence of …

We investigate volatility contagion across G7 stock markets and the market for crude oil for the period between 2007 … sample period. Prominent among our results is that the crude oil market is an important net transmitter of volatility shocks … for crude oil. Finally, we show that the Canadian stock market is a persistent net transmitter of volatility in recent …