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Detecting Contagion with Correlation: Volatility and Timing Matter

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  • Mardi Dungey
  • Abdullah Yalama

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We examine whether contagion tests are affected by controls for volatility clustering and the collection of synchronized data sets. Without controlling for volatility clustering synchronization does not apparently matter. Once volatility clustering is accounted for synchronized data dramatically changes results.

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  • Mardi Dungey & Abdullah Yalama, 2009. "Detecting Contagion with Correlation: Volatility and Timing Matter," CAMA Working Papers 2009-23, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.
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