Determinants of European stock market integration

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We analyse the determinants of stock market integration among EU member states for the period 19992007. First, we apply bivariate DCC-MGARCH models to extract dynamic conditional correlations between European stock markets, which are then explained by interest rate spreads, exchange rate risk, market capitalisation, and business cycle synchronisation in a pooled OLS model. By grouping the countries into euro area countries, old EU member states outside the euro area, and new EU member states, we also evaluate the impact of euro introduction and the European unification process on stock market integration. We find a significant trend toward more stock market integration, which is enhanced by the size of relative and absolute market capitalisation and hindered by foreign exchange risk between old member states and the euro area. Interest rate spreads and business cycle synchronisation do not appear to play an important role in explaining equity market integration.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; No. 2009,32

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy ; Financial Aspects of Economic Integration ; International Financial Markets
• Subject: Stock Market Integration ; European Unification ; DCC-MGARCH model

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Büttner, David ; Hayo, Bernd
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Philipps-University Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
• (where): Marburg
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/30128
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