Macroeconomic determinants of stock market capitalization in an emerging market: fresh evidence from cointegration with unknown structural breaks

Muhammad Shahbaz, Ijaz Ur Rehman and Talat Afza

Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 1, 75-99

Abstract: This article explores the macroeconomic determinants of stock market development in an emerging market (Pakistan) over the period of 1974--2010. We have applied Zivot--Andrews unit root test for integrating properties of the variables and the autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing for cointegration. The direction of causality between the variables is investigated by applying the vector error-correction model Granger causality approach. Our results revealed that variables are cointegrated for long run relationship. Economic growth, inflation, financial development and investment increase stock market development, but trade openness decreases it. The causality analysis confirms that stock market development is a Granger cause of economic growth, inflation, financial development, investment and trade openness. This article indicates the importance of trade openness while formulating a comprehensive financial policy.

Date: 2016
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