Illiquidity and volatility spillover effects in equity markets during and after the global financial crisis: An MEM approach

Xu, Yongdeng ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-1585, Taylor, Nick and Lu, Wenna 2018. Illiquidity and volatility spillover effects in equity markets during and after the global financial crisis: An MEM approach. International Review of Financial Analysis 56 , pp. 208-220. 10.1016/j.irfa.2018.01.011

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Abstract

Even though the volatility spillover effects in global equity markets have been documented extensively, the transmission of illiquidity across national borders has not. In this paper, we propose a multiplicative error model (MEM) for the dynamics of illiquidity. We empirically study the illiquidity and volatility spillover effects in eight developed equity markets during and after the recent financial crisis. We find that equity markets are interdependent, both in terms of volatility and illiquidity. Most markets show an increase in volatility and illiquidity spillover effects during the crisis. Furthermore, we find volatility and illiquidity transmission are highly relevant. Illiquidity is a more important channel than volatility in propagating the shocks in equity markets. Our results show an overall crucial role for illiquidity in US markets in influencing other equity markets' illiquidity and volatility. These findings are of importance for policy makers as well as institutional and private investors.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Illiquidity spillover; Volatility spillover; Multiplicative error model
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1057-5219
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 February 2018
Date of Acceptance:	27 January 2018
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2024 17:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/109115

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