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Contagion an empirical test
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Author | Wongswan, Jon. |
| Temporal Coverage | 2003 |
| Abstract | "Using the conditional Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), this paper tests for the existence and pattern of contagion and capital market integration in global equity markets. Contagion is defined as significant excess conditional correlation among different countries' asset returns above what could be explained by economic fundamentals (systematic risks). Capital market integration is defined as the situation in which only systematic risks are priced. The paper uses a panel of sixteen countries, divided into three blocs: Asia, Latin America, and Germany-U.K.-U.S., for the period from 1990 through 1999. The results show evidence of contagion and capital market integration. In addition, contagion is found to be a regional phenomenon"--Federal Reserve Board web site. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Federal Reserve Board, |
| Publisher Place | Washington, D.C. |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Capital Assets Pricing Model Contagion Excess Correlation |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Contagion; |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | capital assets pricing model; |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | excess correlation |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | HG3879 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
