Causality between regional stock markets: A frequency domain approach

Using a data set from five regional stock exchanges (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary and Germany), this paper presents a frequency domain analysis of a causal relationship between the returns on the CROBEX, SBITOP, CETOP and DAX indices, and the return on the major Serbian stock exchange inde...

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Main Authors: Gradojević Nikola, Dobardžić Eldin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economists' Association of Vojvodina 2013-01-01
Series:Panoeconomicus
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2013/1452-595X1305633G.pdf
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Summary:Using a data set from five regional stock exchanges (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary and Germany), this paper presents a frequency domain analysis of a causal relationship between the returns on the CROBEX, SBITOP, CETOP and DAX indices, and the return on the major Serbian stock exchange index, BELEX 15. We find evidence of a somewhat dominant effect of the CROBEX and CETOP stock indices on the BELEX 15 stock index across a range of frequencies. The results also indicate that the BELEX 15 index and the SBITOP index interact in a bi-directional causal fashion. Finally, the DAX index movements consistently drive the BELEX 15 index returns for cycle lengths between 3 and 11 days without any feedback effect.
ISSN:1452-595X