Effects of COVID-19 on Global Financial Markets: Evidence from Qualitative Research for Developed and Developing Economies

Linhai Zhao, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, Tapan Sarker and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary ()
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Linhai Zhao: Huaqiao University
Ehsan Rasoulinezhad: University of Tehran
Tapan Sarker: Griffith University
Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary: Tokai University

The European Journal of Development Research, 2023, vol. 35, issue 1, No 7, 148-166

Abstract: Abstract The research aims to prioritize the pandemic’s impact on the financial markets of developed and developing economies using a multi-criteria decision-making approach. The results revealed that COVID-19’s pandemic effects on financial markets differ between developed and developing nations. COVID-19 pandemic affects developed countries’ financial markets more through supply reduction, demand reduction, and economic instability. Regarding developing nations, confidence and expectations, changes in consumption patterns, and the bandwagon effect are the three most significant impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on financial markets. The best decisions to lower the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on developed nations’ financial markets are the declaration of the stimulus package and support of small-and-medium-sized enterprises. Contrastingly, in developing countries, support for vulnerable households and declaration of the stimulus package are the best decisions to combat COVID-19’s negative impact on their financial markets. As practical policy implications for lowering COVID-19’s negative impact on financial markets, the promotion of new financing instruments, reconstruction of the relationship between public and private sectors, and support of vulnerable households and enterprises are highly recommended.

Keywords: External shock; COVID-19; Global financial markets; Sustainable development goals; Analytic hierarchy process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N0 N10 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1057/s41287-021-00494-x

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