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    Financial vs. Non-financial Stocks: Time-varying Correlations and Risks


    Flavin, Thomas and Sygelaki, Eirini (2009) Financial vs. Non-financial Stocks: Time-varying Correlations and Risks. Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 6 (3). pp. 71-92. ISSN 1703-4949

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    Abstract

    We analyze the time-varying co-movements of both financial and non-financial stock returns across countries to analyze the conditional correlation exhibited by cross-country pairs during the recent financial crisis. Using an asymmetric bivariate GARCH model, the analysis is conducted for a number of developed and developing countries. Given the origins of this current crisis, we expect increased correlation between financial sectors. However, recent correlations are not excessively large when compared to those earlier in this decade. Principal components analysis reveals one common driver of these pairwise correlations which may be related to U.S. returns and market liquidity.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Financial stock; Non-financial Stocks; Time-varying Correlations; Risk; GARCH model;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
    Item ID: 2737
    Depositing User: Thomas Flavin
    Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2011 15:39
    Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Economic Asymmetries
    Publisher: APF Press
    Refereed: No
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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