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The bubble contagion effect of COVID-19 outbreak: Evidence from crude oil and gold markets

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  • Cheima Ghariba C.
  • Salma Mefteh-Walib
  • Sami Ben Jabeur

    (UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA 1598) - UCLy - UCLy (Lyon Catholic University), ESDES - ESDES, Lyon Business School - UCLy - UCLy - UCLy (Lyon Catholic University))

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This paper examines the causal relationship between crude oil and gold spot prices to assess how the economic impact of COVID-19 has affected them. We analyze West Texas Light crude oil (WTI) and gold prices from January 4, 2010, to May 4, 2020. We detect common periods of mild explosivity in WTI and gold markets. More importantly, we find a bilateral contagion effect of bubbles in oil and gold markets during the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Cheima Ghariba C. & Salma Mefteh-Walib & Sami Ben Jabeur, 2021. "The bubble contagion effect of COVID-19 outbreak: Evidence from crude oil and gold markets," Post-Print hal-05238299, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05238299
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2020.101703
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