The Heterogeneous Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Stock Market Returns and Volatility: Evidence from Panel Quantile Regression Model
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The purpose of this study is to probe the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on stock market returns and volatility in developed markets. We employ a panel quantile regression model to capture unobserved individual heterogeneity and distributional heterogeneity. The study's findings reveal that there is a heterogeneous impact of COVID-19 on stock market returns and volatility. More specifically, there is a negative impact of COVID-19 on stock returns in the bearish stock market; however, there is an insignificant impact of COVID-19 on stock returns in the bullish stock market. Furthermore, COVID-19 has a positive impact on stock market volatility across all quantiles.
JEL Classification: G24, G30, O16
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Khalid, N., Zafar, R. F., Syed, Q. R., Bhowmik, R., & Jamil, M. (2021). The Heterogeneous Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Stock Market Returns and Volatility: Evidence from Panel Quantile Regression Model. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.20587.
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