Purpose – This paper aims to examine the stability of dividend policy using a unique data set. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the Lintner model that is used to test the dividend smoothing behavior. The specific econometric method used for panel data is Tobit regression....

We propose a new systemic risk index based on the interdependence of extreme downside movements of stock returns using the cross-quantilogram and network analysis approach. While quantile dependence allows for sensitivity in times of market downturn, the topological network properties allow for...

Do gold prices influence gold mining stocks? In this paper, we evaluate the hypothesis that the relationship between the prices of gold and gold mining stocks should be asymmetric due to the embedded real option characteristics associated with gold mining stocks. We use the cross-quatilogram to...

This paper extends the literature on the relationship between oil price shocks and financial markets by examining the effect of oil shocks on the sovereign bond markets of a large number of advanced and emerging economies and exploring the impact of oil shocks on the degree of connectedness...

This study examines the conditional correlation and the resulting optimal hedge ratios between the Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads of the U.S. metal and mining industries, and the prices of copper, platinum, silver and gold using the daily date from December 14, 2007 to August 18, 2018. It...

This paper aims to analyze the interaction between renewable energy consumption and the industrial production of the USA over the 1981-2015 period. Its contributions are related to the disaggregation of renewable energy sources (hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass energy from wood, waste, and...

This paper examines the time and frequency dynamics of connectedness between oil price shocks (demand and supply), and energy, electricity, carbon and clean energy markets using the methodology developed by Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) and Barunik and Krehlik (2018). The empirical findings show...

This study examines the price explosiveness of stocks whose purchase Robinhood restricted during the GameStop episode. We find that those “meme stocks” comprise multiple periods of explosiveness, indicating that they are unlikely to be an epiphenomenon. We also document evidence of price...