Volatility Spillover And Investor Sentiment: Subprime Crisis

Zouch, Mouna Abdelhédi and Abbes, Mouna Boujelbène and Boujelbène, Younès (2015) Volatility Spillover And Investor Sentiment: Subprime Crisis. Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, 11 (2). pp. 1-19. ISSN 1823-4992

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Abstract

In this paper, we test the role of the American investor sentiment in the amplification of the subprime financial crisis by examining the volatility spillover between the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) returns and investor sentiment measures. We show a significant effect of investor sentiment variation on return and volatilities, and we reveal the contribution of returns shocks to the variability of investor sentiment variation during the subprime crisis. Moreover, we notice the determinant role of investor sentiment in the amplification of the subprime financial crisis by the intense spillover of volatility from investor sentiment to returns. Our finding indicates that investors can use investor sentiment as an indicator to predict returns-volatility.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) > Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance
Depositing User: Mr Firdaus Mohamad
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2017 01:52
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2017 01:52
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/37901

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