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Time-Varying/Sign-Switching Risk Perception on Foreign Exchange Markets

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  • Gallo, Giampiero M
  • Pacini, Barbara

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In this paper we analyse the consequences of considering risk-augmented specifications of the relationship between spot and forward rates. Previous parametric specifications such as the GARCH-M provided disappointing results possibly due to the high degree of persistence of the estimated process for conditional volatility. We propose a more flexible semiparametric approach where a nonparametric estimator of the conditional volatility is used as an instrumental variable, and we apply it on six major currencies vis-a-vis the Deutsche Mark (monthly data). An interesting picture of shifting risk perception arises when an indicator of market sentiment in the form of trading signals to purchase or sell a currency is inserted in the model. Copyright @ 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • Gallo, Giampiero M & Pacini, Barbara, 1998. "Time-Varying/Sign-Switching Risk Perception on Foreign Exchange Markets," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 3(3), pages 241-259, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ijf:ijfiec:v:3:y:1998:i:3:p:241-59
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