Uncertainty governance in the stock market during the COVID-19: evidence of the strictest economies in the world
China Finance Review International
ISSN: 2044-1398
Article publication date: 6 December 2022
Issue publication date: 9 August 2023
Abstract
Purpose
According to the Government Response tracker (oxCGRT) index, the strictest policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic from January 2020 to May 2022 belong to Italy, China, Hong Kong, Greece, Austria, Peru, Singapore and Malaysia. The main question is: “this level of strictness has been able to reduce the uncertainty of the stock market?”
Design/methodology/approach
To achieve this goal, the authors investigated the effect of oxCGRT index, and the growth rate of COVID-19 confirms cases on stock market uncertainty from January 2020 to May 2022 in the GARCH, EGARCH and TGARCH models.
Findings
Among these countries, the oxCGRT index has reduced uncertainty in the stock market only in Malaysia and Singapore. This result says an appropriate pattern of applying government policy responses is more important than the degree of stringency.
Originality/value
The study will contribute to the existing literature by examining the impact of the comprehensive oxCGRT index on the uncertainty of the stock market.
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Acknowledgements
Informed Consent Statement: Not applicable.
Data Availability Statement: https://www.investing.com and https://github.com/OxCGRT/covid-policy-tracker.
Funding: There was no external funding.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Citation
Owjimehr, S. and Hasanzadeh Dastfroosh, H. (2023), "Uncertainty governance in the stock market during the COVID-19: evidence of the strictest economies in the world", China Finance Review International, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 362-387. https://doi.org/10.1108/CFRI-07-2022-0109
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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