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Analysis of dependence in the G11 countries' financial markets: simulation and empirical evidence

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  • Param Silvapulle
  • Mohammad N. Azam
  • Mahbuba Yeasmin

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This article investigates the dependence of G10 countries’ equity markets on the US market, particularly when the US experiences upturns or downturns in the market. If indeed the dependence is high in the downturn market, then investors will not benefit from international diversification when it is mostly needed. Using daily returns on the stock markets of G11 countries, this study estimates Pearson and rank correlations of G10 markets conditional on the US market falling below and rising above certain levels. The rank correlation is robust to outliers and hence provides stronger evidence than its counterpart. When the US market falls, the dependence between the US market and G10 countries has become notably stronger than that during bull markets, except for Sweden. The observed higher dependence in the bear market is of concern for investors, because it erodes the benefit of international diversification.

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  • Param Silvapulle & Mohammad N. Azam & Mahbuba Yeasmin, 2007. "Analysis of dependence in the G11 countries' financial markets: simulation and empirical evidence," Applied Financial Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 3(4), pages 211-214.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:raflxx:v:3:y:2007:i:4:p:211-214
    DOI: 10.1080/17446540601018923
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