Does Firm-Level Equity Return Respond to Domestic and International Monetary Policy Shocks? A Panel Data Study of Malaysia

Zulkefly Abdul Karim (), Mohd Azlan Shah Zaidi () and Bakri Karim
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Zulkefly Abdul Karim: School of Economics Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600, UKM, Bangi, Selangor,
Mohd Azlan Shah Zaidi: School of Economics Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600, UKM, Bangi, Selangor,
Bakri Karim: Faculty of Business and Economics Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2011, vol. 45, 21-31

Abstract: This paper examines the effect of domestic and international monetary policy shocks upon Malaysian firm-level equity returns in a dynamic panel data framework. The determinant of firm-level equity return has been estimated using augmented Fama and French (1992, 1996) multifactor model. The results of the study revealed that firms’ stock returns have responded negatively to domestic and international monetary policy shocks. Interestingly, the effect of domestic monetary policy shocks also have differential effects, having a statistically significant impact on small firms’ equity returns, but not on large firms’ stock returns. The effect of domestic monetary policy shocks also varies according to the subsector of the economy in which firms are operating. The effect of international monetary policy upon equity returns is also heterogeneous by firm size and subsector of economic activity.

Keywords: augmented Fama-French multifactor model; dynamic panel data; firm’s stock return; monetary policy shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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