Discussion paper

DP2916 Asset Market Linkages in Crisis Periods

We characterize asset return linkages during periods of stress by an extremal dependence measure. Contrary to correlation analysis, this non-parametric measure is not predisposed towards the normal distribution and can account for non-linear relationships. Our estimates for the G-5 countries suggest that simultaneous crashes in stock markets are about two times more likely than in bond markets. Moreover, stock-bond contagion is about as frequent as flight to quality from stocks into bonds. Extreme cross-border linkages are surprisingly similar to national linkages, illustrating a potential downside to international financial integration.

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Citation

de Vries, C, P Hartmann and S Straetmans (2001), ‘DP2916 Asset Market Linkages in Crisis Periods‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 2916. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp2916