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The connectedness between green and conventional bond yields during the COVID-19 crisis: The role of the vaccination process

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This study explores the role of COVID-19 in the connectedness between green and conventional bonds. The findings document spillovers from conventional to green bonds. The results imply that the new green bond market cannot be ignored during a stressful period.

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  • Apergis, Nicholas, 2023. "The connectedness between green and conventional bond yields during the COVID-19 crisis: The role of the vaccination process," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:224:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523000514
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111026
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    Keywords

    COVID19; Green and conventional bonds; Connectedness;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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