Inflation and west African sectoral stock price indices: An asymmetric kernel method analysis

Libaud Rudy Aurelien Doho, Sobom Matthieu Somé and Jean Michel Banto

Emerging Markets Review, 2023, vol. 54, issue C

Abstract: Our work puts into perspective the relationship between inflation and West African sectoral indices between November 2001 and January 2020 using the asymmetric kernel method. The sectoral indices considered for the analysis include retail, finance, industry, utilities, agriculture, transportation, and other sectors. Our work reveals that while all sectors are sensitive to inflation, the utilities and agriculture sectors are more sensitive to changes in inflation. Moreover, we discover that the relationship between inflation and sectoral stock market indices is rather non-linear to support the hypothesis that the relationship between inflation and stock market indices varies across different inflationary economies. These results imply that investors modify the structure of their investment portfolio according to the variation in the levels of inflation to the extent that this variation ultimately affects future dividends.

Keywords: Associated kernel method; Inflation; Share price (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2022.100987

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