Impact of early COVID-19 pandemic on the US and European stock markets and volatility forecasting

Rahman, Mohammad Mazibar; Guotai, Chi; Gupta, Anupam Das; Hossain, Mahmud; Abedin, Abedin

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Impact of early COVID-19 pandemic on the US and European stock markets and volatility forecasting

Mohammad Mazibar Rahman, Chi Guotai, Anupam Das Gupta, Mahmud Hossain, Abedin Abedin

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 3591 - 3608

Swansea University Author: Abedin Abedin

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This study examines the impact of early COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. and European stock indices, implied volatility (IV) indices, and forecasting accuracy of IV indices from daily data of January 2012 to December 2020, using an out-of-sample assessment of COVID-19. Our results show that COVID-19 death...

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Impact of early COVID-19 pandemic on the US and European stock markets and volatility forecasting

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