Asset Markets Contagion During the Global Financial Crisis

28 Pages Posted: 18 Jun 2015

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Dimitris Kenourgios

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Department of Economics

Apostolos G. Christopoulos

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Faculty of Economics

Dimitrios I. Dimitriou

University of Ioannina - Department of Economics; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Date Written: June 17, 2015

Abstract

This study investigates the contagion effects of the 2007-2009 global financial crisis across multiple asset markets and different regions. It uses daily return data of six asset classes: stocks, bonds, commodities, shipping, foreign exchange and real estate. A robust analysis of financial contagion is provided by estimating and comparing asymmetric conditional correlations among asset markets during stable and turmoil periods. Results provide evidence on the existence of a correlated-information channel as a contagion mechanism among the US stocks, real estate, commodities and emerging Brazilian bond index. The findings also support the decoupling of BRIC equity markets from the crisis, the diversification benefits of shipping and foreign exchange value of the US dollar indices, and the existence of a flight to quality mechanism from risky US assets to German bonds. This evidence has important implications for portfolio diversification strategies and the future work of policymakers.

Keywords: global financial crisis; asset markets; contagion; asymmetric dynamic conditional correlations

JEL Classification: C32, F30, G15

Suggested Citation

Kenourgios, Dimitris and Christopoulos, Apostolos G. and Dimitriou, Dimitrios I. and Dimitriou, Dimitrios I., Asset Markets Contagion During the Global Financial Crisis (June 17, 2015). Multinational Finance Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1/2, p. 49-76, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2619692

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Apostolos G. Christopoulos

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Dimitrios I. Dimitriou

University of Ioannina - Department of Economics ( email )

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ( email )

Department of Economics
Athens
Greece

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