Financial illness and political virus: the case of contagious crises in the Eurozone
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
International Review of Applied Economics
Publication Date
3-4-2019
Abstract
© 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper investigates the volatility spillover effects from the southern to northern part of the Eurozone during the sovereign debt crisis. Focusing on different phases of the crises, we propose using the dynamic conditional correlation model and the BEKK model to identify possible linkages during the period of 2005–2015. The findings showed that both models behave satisfactorily and are flexible in presenting spillover effects. However, regarding conditional correlations, the asymmetric dynamic conditional correlation model seems to fit better. Additionally, Spain and Italy can significantly damage all strong northern economies, while Greece’s negative shocks are capable of co-moving the French index. Finally, France is the most correlated country within the southern Eurozone.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
33
Issue
2
First Page
209
Last Page
227
Disciplines
Business
Keywords
asymmetric BEKK, Dynamic conditional correlations, Eurozone debt crisis, spillover effects
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Recommended Citation
Samitas, Aristeidis and Kampouris, Elias, "Financial illness and political virus: the case of contagious crises in the Eurozone" (2019). All Works. 1675.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/1675
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no