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Predictability of the Realised Volatility of International Stock Markets Amid Uncertainty Related to Infectious Diseases

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  • Sisa Shiba

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa)

  • Juncal Cunado

    (Department of Economics, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Rangan Gupta

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa)

Abstract

In the context of the great turmoil in the financial markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the predictability of daily infectious diseases-related uncertainty (EMVID) for international stock markets volatilities is examined using heterogeneous autoregressive realised variance (HAR-RV) models. A recursive estimation approach in the short, medium and long-run out-of-sample predictability is considered and the main findings show that the EMVID index plays a significant role in forecasting the volatility of international stock markets. Furthermore, the results suggest that the most vulnerable stock markets to EMVID are those in Singapore, Portugal and The Netherlands. The implications of these results for investors and portfolio managers amid high levels of uncertainty resulting from infectious diseases are discussed.

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  • Sisa Shiba & Juncal Cunado & Rangan Gupta, 2021. "Predictability of the Realised Volatility of International Stock Markets Amid Uncertainty Related to Infectious Diseases," Working Papers 202181, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pre:wpaper:202181
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    Keywords

    Uncertainty; Infectious Diseases; COVID-19; International Stock Markets; Realised Volatility; Forecasting;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation

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