Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between stock market volatility and the business cycle in four major economies, namely the US, Canada, Japan and the UK. We employ both linear and nonlinear bivariate causality tests and we further conduct a multivariate analysis to explore possible spillover effects across countries. Our results suggest that there is a bidirectional causal relationship between stock market volatility and the business cycle within each country and additionally reveal that the recent financial crisis plays an important role in this context. Finally, we identify a significant impact of the US on the remaining markets.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-101 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Banking and Finance |
Volume | 66 |
Early online date | 22 Feb 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2016 |
Keywords
- stock market volatility
- business cycle
- bivariate causality
- multivariate causality
- linear and nonlinear causality tests
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Fotios Papadimitriou
- Business School, Accountancy & Finance, Finance - Senior Lecturer
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