Covid-19 pandemic and spillover effects in stock markets: A financial network approach
Aristeidis Samitas,
Elias Kampouris and
Stathis Polyzos
International Review of Financial Analysis, 2022, vol. 80, issue C
Abstract:
This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 51 major stock markets, both emerging and developed. We isolated the countries susceptible to shock transmissions, and evaluated countries with immunity, during the lockdown. Specifically, using dependence dynamics and network analysis on a bivariate basis, we identify volatility and contagion risk among stock markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. The empirical findings add to the existing body of literature, given that previous work has not placed emphasis on network topologic metrics when it comes to financial networks, specifically during the COVID-19. The evidence shows instant financial contagion a result of the lockdown and the spread of the novel coronavirus. The methodological framework outlines important information for investors and policymakers on using financial networks to improve portfolio selection, by placing an emphasis on assets according to centrality.
Keywords: COVID-19; Spillover effect; Dependence dynamics; Social network analysis; Centralities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 G01 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.102005
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