Contagion across financial markets during COVID-19: a look at volatility spillovers between the stock and foreign exchange markets in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorVan der Westhuizen, Chevaughn
dc.contributor.authorVan Eyden, Renee
dc.contributor.authorAye, Goodness Chioma
dc.contributor.emailrenee.vaneyden@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T08:16:38Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T08:16:38Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractThe onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and previous financial and currency crises have heightened interest in understanding the nature of the interaction of stock market and exchange rate volatility. This paper aims to investigate the interdependence and volatility transmissions between the stock and foreign exchange markets for South Africa over the period 1979:01–2021:08, including the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the interdependence and volatility transmissions. Through the use of bivariate Exponential Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (EGARCH) modelling, the empirical outcomes from this study provide strong evidence in support of the “stock-orientated’ approach, where significant price and volatility spillovers propagate from the stock market into the foreign exchange market; whilst evidence of the “flow-orientated” approach is seen in the second moment and significant shock and asymmetric spillovers from the exchange to stock market are found. The results support the asymmetric and long-range persistence volatility spillover effect and show strong evidence of contagion between stock and foreign exchange market. These spillovers became more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic, confirming heightened contagion in these markets during periods of crisis. The results heed important implications for not only policymakers who are concerned by the contagion across financial markets and better regulations of these markets to promote economic growth, but also for investors and fund managers who seek to hedge investment risks in South Africa.en_US
dc.description.departmentEconomicsen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation (NRF).en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/afeen_US
dc.identifier.citationVan der Westhuizen, C., Van Eyden, R. & Aye, G.C. 2022, 'Contagion across financial markets during COVID-19: a look at volatility spillovers between the stock and foreign exchange markets in South Africa', Annals of Financial Economics, vol. 17, no. 1, art. 2250002, doi : 10.1142/S2010495222500026.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2010-4952 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2010-4960 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1142/S2010495222500026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/90995
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWorld Scientific Publishingen_US
dc.rights© 2022 World Scientific Publishing.en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_US
dc.subjectStock market returnsen_US
dc.subjectExchange rate changesen_US
dc.subjectBivariate EGARCH modelen_US
dc.subjectAsymmetric volatility spilloveren_US
dc.subjectExponential generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (EGARCH)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-08: Decent work and economic growthen_US
dc.titleContagion across financial markets during COVID-19: a look at volatility spillovers between the stock and foreign exchange markets in South Africaen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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