Volatility clustering and persistence during COVID-19: evidence of asymmetric volatility in the Asia-Pacific stock markets

Dharen Pandey and Vineeta Kumari

International Journal of Financial Services Management, 2022, vol. 11, issue 3, 232-244

Abstract: We analyse 17 stock market indices in the Asia-Pacific region to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 on the Asia-Pacific stock markets by interpreting the generalised autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) coefficients. While evidencing the absence of ARCH and GARCH effects during the pre-COVID period, we also evidence volatility clustering and persistence during the COVID period. It is evidenced that negative impacts result in higher volatility than positive impacts. The presence of time-varying volatility in the Asia-Pacific region has not been previously studied. The available literature has focused either on a single market or on the developed markets. Hence, the findings of this study are expected to contribute significantly to the finance literature.

Keywords: volatility; COVID-19; GARCH; EGARCH; stock market; Asia-Pacific; asymmetry. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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