How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach
This study employs asymmetric quantile regression to investigate the asymmetric impact of WTI crude oil prices and economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on stock market returns from May 2014 to December 2024 in oil-importing (China, India, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, and South Korea) and oil-exporting (...
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| description | This study employs asymmetric quantile regression to investigate the asymmetric impact of WTI crude oil prices and economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on stock market returns from May 2014 to December 2024 in oil-importing (China, India, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, and South Korea) and oil-exporting (Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates) countries. The findings reveal that an increase in oil prices significantly impacts the returns of all countries. For oil-importing countries, an increase in oil prices consistently exhibits a positive impact, with insignificant effects in lower and medium quantiles and significant effects in higher quantiles. Conversely, a decrease in oil prices generally decreases stock market returns across all quantiles. This study offers valuable insights for investors to manage risks and improve the predictability of oil price fluctuations. It also provides strategies and policy implications for capitalists and decision-makers. By addressing contemporary issues and using up-to-date data, the study supports financial institutions and portfolio managers in formulating effective strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4bf80af91db74feaac495baf6668f3242025-08-20T03:12:07ZengMDPI AGRisks2227-90912025-05-011359310.3390/risks13050093How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression ApproachAman Bilal0Shakeel Ahmed1Hassan Zada2Eleftherios Thalassinos3Muhammad Hassaan Nawaz4Department of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST University), Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, Hitec University, Taxila 47080, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST University), Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Maritime Studies, Faculty of Maritime and Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, 185-33 Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST University), Islamabad 44000, PakistanThis study employs asymmetric quantile regression to investigate the asymmetric impact of WTI crude oil prices and economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on stock market returns from May 2014 to December 2024 in oil-importing (China, India, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, and South Korea) and oil-exporting (Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates) countries. The findings reveal that an increase in oil prices significantly impacts the returns of all countries. For oil-importing countries, an increase in oil prices consistently exhibits a positive impact, with insignificant effects in lower and medium quantiles and significant effects in higher quantiles. Conversely, a decrease in oil prices generally decreases stock market returns across all quantiles. This study offers valuable insights for investors to manage risks and improve the predictability of oil price fluctuations. It also provides strategies and policy implications for capitalists and decision-makers. By addressing contemporary issues and using up-to-date data, the study supports financial institutions and portfolio managers in formulating effective strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/13/5/93WTI crude oil priceseconomic policy uncertainty (EPU)stock market returns |
| spellingShingle | Aman Bilal Shakeel Ahmed Hassan Zada Eleftherios Thalassinos Muhammad Hassaan Nawaz How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach Risks WTI crude oil prices economic policy uncertainty (EPU) stock market returns |
| title | How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach |
| title_full | How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach |
| title_fullStr | How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach |
| title_short | How Do Asymmetric Oil Prices and Economic Policy Uncertainty Shapes Stock Returns Across Oil Importing and Exporting Countries? Evidence from Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach |
| title_sort | how do asymmetric oil prices and economic policy uncertainty shapes stock returns across oil importing and exporting countries evidence from instrumental variable quantile regression approach |
| topic | WTI crude oil prices economic policy uncertainty (EPU) stock market returns |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/13/5/93 |
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