COVID-19 pandemic, stock returns, and volatility: the role of the vaccination program in Canada
Journal article
Authors | Apergis, Nicholas, Mustafa, G. and Malik, Shafaq |
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Abstract | This paper examines how stock returns and volatility in the Canadian stock market have been affected by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated vaccination program. The empirical analysis is based on the generalized autoregressive conditionally heteroskedastic model which explicitly allows the inclusion of information on the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination program. The analysis uses daily Canadian equity returns and volatility, spanning the period 27 January 2020, to 31 August 2021. The findings provide evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic exerts a significant negative impact on the mean of Canadian stock returns and a positive impact on their volatility. In contrast, the findings provide novel evidence that the vaccination program in Canada has reversed these detrimental effects. |
Keywords | stock market returns; volatility; COVID-19; Vaccination program; Canada |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Applied Economics |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1466-4283 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2036688 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/626294 |
hdl:10545/626294 | |
Publication dates | 09 Feb 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 17 Feb 2022, 09:37 |
Accepted | 25 Jan 2022 |
Contributors | University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece, University of Derby and Queen Mary University of London, London |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9367q/covid-19-pandemic-stock-returns-and-volatility-the-role-of-the-vaccination-program-in-canada
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