Asset Bubbles in Shipping? An Analysis of Recent History in the Drybulk Market
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the hypothesis that the freight market boom in the drybulk freight market between 2003 and 2005 caused asset values in the second-hand market to deviate from underlying fundamentals. We test the instantaneous equilibrium relationship between the markets for second-hand ships, newbuildings and freight in a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) framework. We also estimate and account for the time-varying delivery lag in the newbuilding market. Our empirical results suggest that the second-hand market was closely cointegrated with the fundamental freight and newbuilding market with no evidence of a short-term asset ‘bubble’. Maritime Economics & Logistics (2006) 8, 223–233. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100162Download Info
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Article provided by Palgrave Macmillan in its journal Maritime Economics & Logistics.
Volume (Year): 8 (2006)
Issue (Month): 3 (September)
Pages: 223-233
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