International Dependence and Contagion across Asset Classes: The Case of Poland

We investigate the linkages between international financial markets and Poland, including stocks, bonds and foreign exchange. We work in a static copula framework, allow for asymmetry of tail behavior and use tail dependence as a measure of contagion. Even though we find the overall dependence to be...

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Published inFinance a úvěr Vol. 65; no. 3; p. 254
Main Authors Adam, Michal, Banbula, Piotr, Markun, Michal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Prague Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences 01.01.2015
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Summary:We investigate the linkages between international financial markets and Poland, including stocks, bonds and foreign exchange. We work in a static copula framework, allow for asymmetry of tail behavior and use tail dependence as a measure of contagion. Even though we find the overall dependence to be strong, Polish assets are to a certain extent immune to contagion from global and emerging markets. Equities are prone to only mild contagion, foreign exchange and long-term bonds are even less affected, and short-term bonds appear insulated.
ISSN:0015-1920
2464-7683