The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa

This study examines the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets and the role of financial globalization in this relationship in Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic period, using panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and panel Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) approache...

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Main Authors: Michael Insaidoo, William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo, James Atta Peprah, William Godfred Cantah
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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description This study examines the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets and the role of financial globalization in this relationship in Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic period, using panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and panel Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) approaches. Our empirical outcomes revealed bi-directional long-run volatility between the two financial markets in the COVID-19 pandemic period. The results further established that, financial globalization reduces forex markets’ volatility effects on stock markets’ volatility, whilst it heightens stock markets’ volatility effects on forex markets’ volatility in Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The implications of this study, include the need to harness the stabilising potential of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets, primarily through asset diversification, enhanced information flow, and market efficiency in African financial markets.
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spelling doaj-art-e46df01fedb34a51a8640abd45d1b8772025-08-20T02:35:00ZengElsevierResearch in Globalization2590-051X2024-12-01910024210.1016/j.resglo.2024.100242The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from AfricaMichael Insaidoo0William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo1James Atta Peprah2William Godfred Cantah3Department of Economics and Actuarial Science, Faculty of Accounting and Finance, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana; Corresponding author.Department of Data Science and Economic Policy, School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Applied Economics, School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Data Science and Economic Policy, School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, GhanaThis study examines the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets and the role of financial globalization in this relationship in Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic period, using panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and panel Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) approaches. Our empirical outcomes revealed bi-directional long-run volatility between the two financial markets in the COVID-19 pandemic period. The results further established that, financial globalization reduces forex markets’ volatility effects on stock markets’ volatility, whilst it heightens stock markets’ volatility effects on forex markets’ volatility in Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The implications of this study, include the need to harness the stabilising potential of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets, primarily through asset diversification, enhanced information flow, and market efficiency in African financial markets.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590051X24000510Stock market volatilityExchange rate volatilityFinancial globalizationCOVID-19Long-run volatility
spellingShingle Michael Insaidoo
William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo
James Atta Peprah
William Godfred Cantah
The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
Research in Globalization
Stock market volatility
Exchange rate volatility
Financial globalization
COVID-19
Long-run volatility
title The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
title_full The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
title_fullStr The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
title_full_unstemmed The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
title_short The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
title_sort role of financial globalization in the long run volatility between forex and stock markets during covid 19 evidence from africa
topic Stock market volatility
Exchange rate volatility
Financial globalization
COVID-19
Long-run volatility
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590051X24000510
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