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标题：COVID-19, Government Response, and Market Volatility: Evidence from the Asia-Pacific Developed and Developing Markets
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作者：Izani Ibrahim ; Kamilah Kamaludin ; Sheela Sundarasen 等
期刊名称：Economies
印刷版ISSN：2227-7099
出版年度：2020
卷号：8
期号：105
页码：105
DOI：10.3390/economies8040105
语种：English
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
摘要：This study examines the relationship between COVID-19, government response measures, and stock market volatilities for 11 developed and developing economies within the Asia-Pacific region. Our period of study is between 15 February–30 May 2020. Using the continuous wavelet transformation (CWT) analysis and plots and GJR-GARCH analysis, we examined the effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis and the corresponding government measures on the respective domestic equity markets volatilities. The CWT plots showed a varying level of market volatilities at different investment horizons. All the sample countries, except Japan, experienced very low or low volatility over the short-term horizons. In contrast, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Laos experienced medium volatility over the medium-term horizons. Finally, China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines experienced high volatility over the long-term horizons. The GJR-GARCH results further ascertain that market volatilities are affected by domestic events, notably, the COVID-19 government intervention measures. In most sample countries, the government measures significantly reduce market volatility in the domestic equity markets. Additionally, international events have also triggered market volatilities. Overall, our study offers several contributions and implications for practitioners and policymakers.