Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Market Efficiency: Evidence from Developed Countries       
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Doç. Dr. Oktay ÖZKAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Research in International Business and Finance
Dergi ISSN 0275-5319 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2021
Cilt No 58
Sayı 1
DOI Numarası 10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101445
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101445
Özet
This study investigates the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on stock market efficiency for six hard-hit developed countries, namely, the United States (US), Spain, the United Kingdom (UK), Italy, France, and Germany. Applying the wild bootstrap automatic variance ratio test on daily stock market data from July 29, 2019 to January 25, 2021, it is found that all stock markets used in this study deviate from market efficiency during some periods of the pandemic. Deviations from market efficiency are seen more in the stock markets of the US and UK during the COVID-19 outbreak than in other stock markets. These results are strengthened when a different econometric method, the automatic portmanteau test, is used. The findings of this study indicate an increasing chance for stock price predictions and abnormal returns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anahtar Kelimeler
COVID-19 | Pandemic | Stock market efficiency | Wild bootstrap automatic variance ratio (WBAVR) test