This paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volatility spillover and dependence structure among the major developed and emerging stock markets. The TVP-VAR connectedness decomposition approach and R-vine copula are implemented in this research. The results of the TVP-VAR...

This study is the first attempt to investigate stock market returns and liquidity reactions to the announcements of fiscal, monetary, prudential and other COVID-19 policies in 64 countries during 2020. The results reveal generally that financial and economic policies announcements boosted stock...

Market turbulences and their impact on the financial market, particularly on the stock market, is a financial topic that has received significant research attention recently. This study compared the characteristics of stock return and volatility in selected developed and emerging markets between...