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On the Linkage between the Energy Market and Stock Returns: Evidence from Romania

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  • Daniel Ştefan Armeanu

    (Department of Finance, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piata Romana, Bucharest 010374, Romania)

  • Camelia Cătălina Joldeş

    (Department of Finance, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piata Romana, Bucharest 010374, Romania)

  • Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

    (Department of Finance, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piata Romana, Bucharest 010374, Romania)

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This paper aims to establish whether the Romanian energy market has an influence on the good running of the associated capital market. In order to achieve this objective, we approached a series of econometric techniques that allowed us to study the cointegration between variables, the presence of short-term or long-term causality relationships, and the application of impulse-response functions to analyze how the BET index responds to the shocks applied. The empirical findings from the Johansen cointegration test, ARDL model, and VAR/VECM models confirmed both the presence of a long-term and short-term relationship between the energy market and capital market. From all energy market indicators, only hard coal presented a causal relationship with the BET index. We also noticed a unidirectional relationship from the WTI crude oil to the Romanian capital market. Our findings should be of interest to researchers, regulators, and market participants.

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  • Daniel Ştefan Armeanu & Camelia Cătălina Joldeş & Ştefan Cristian Gherghina, 2019. "On the Linkage between the Energy Market and Stock Returns: Evidence from Romania," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-21, April.
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