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Testing the Asymmetric Response of China’s Stock Returns to Oil Price Dynamics - Does Fear of COVID-19 Matter?

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  • Joel Ede Owuru

    (Department of Economics, Augustine University, Nigeria)

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This study investigates the response of Chinese stock returns to oil prices amidst the COVID-19 pandemic using both linear and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models. The results indicate that oil price and the COVID-19 Global Fear Index (GFI), respectively, affect stock returns positively and negatively in the short run. While oil price asymmetry matters, Chinese stock returns do not respond to oil price changes and GFI in the long run.

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  • Joel Ede Owuru, 2021. "Testing the Asymmetric Response of China’s Stock Returns to Oil Price Dynamics - Does Fear of COVID-19 Matter?," Asian Economics Letters, Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association, vol. 2(3), pages 1-6.
  • Handle: RePEc:ayb:jrnael:43
    DOI: 2021/10/06
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    Keywords

    nonlinear ardl; linear ardl; stock return; oil price; global fear index;
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    JEL classification:

    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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