Pathak, Jalaj; Deb, Soumya Guha - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-24
Purpose: This paper examines the associative and causal relationship between changes in the implied volatility index …, irrespective of the bear and bull market cycles. We also find that this relation is asymmetric in nature i.e. volatility spikes are … to market movements as per the "volatility feedback hypothesis" holding during bear periods only in developed countries …