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Stock returns and Inflation:Evidence from Quantile Regressions

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The relationship between stock returns and inflation is examined for the G7 countries and some positive coefficients in the distribution for Italy and the UK were revealed. A positive one-for-one relationship is found once a GARCH filter is employed in all cases except Canada..

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  • Paul Alagidede & Theodore Panagiotidis, 2012. "Stock returns and Inflation:Evidence from Quantile Regressions," Discussion Paper Series 2012_04, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Apr 2012.
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    Keywords

    Stock Returns; Inflation; Hedging; quantile regression.;
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    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models

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