Inter-regional and region-specific transmission of international stock market returns: The role of foreign information

Boulis Maher Ibrahim, Janusz Brzeszczynski

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    Abstract

    This paper uses stochastic-parameter regressions to analyze the role of foreign information on the return equivalent of the heat wave and meteor shower hypotheses of Engle et al. [Engle, R.F., Ito, T., Lin, W., 1990 Meteor showers or heat waves? Heteroscedastic intra-daily volatility in the foreign exchange market. Econometrica 59, 525-542]. The impact of foreign information on the level and intensity of signal transmission within and between international stock markets is assessed. It is found that signals are transmitted directly from some markets to others and indirectly through other markets. Transmission across regions is stronger than within regions, but most relationships vary over time. Foreign information plays an important role, and can be used profitably in out-of-sample trading, but some stock markets are immune to the effect of information from others. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)322-343
    Number of pages22
    JournalJournal of International Money and Finance
    Volume28
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2009

    Keywords

    • Information transmission
    • International stock markets
    • Kalman filter
    • Return predictability
    • Time-varying regressions

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