The 2008 financial crisis: Stock market contagion and its determinants
The 2008 financial crisis: Stock market contagion and its determinants
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ribaf.2014.09.007
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Vu, Quang Viet
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作者:
Luchtenberg, Kimberly F.;Vu, Quang Viet
In this paper, we investigate worldwide contagion and its determinants during the 2008 financial crisis. Utilizing an international sample of returns from 2003 to 2009, we consider both uni-and bidirectional contagion. After controlling for crisis-related volatility, we find strong evidence that cross-market linkages increase among many financial markets. In contrast to previous crises, contagion following the 2008 global financial crisis is not confined to emerging markets. The United States and other mature financial markets in the sample transmit and receive contagion. Country markets are less influenced by regions than they are by other country markets. We also construct variables that represent relative changes in economic variables before and during the crisis. We find that both economic fundamentals such as trade structure, interest rates, inflation rates, industrial production, and regional effects, and investors' risk aversion contribute to international contagion. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.