COVID-19 vaccinations and the volatility of energy companies in international markets
COVID-19 vaccinations and the volatility of energy companies in international markets
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated both the risk and volatility of energy companies. Can mass vaccinations restore stability within this sector? To answer this question, we investigate stock market data from fifty-eight countries from January 2020 to April 2021. We document that vaccination programs assist in decreasing the volatility of energy stocks around the world. The drop in volatility is statistically and economically significant and robust to many considerations. The observed phenomenon survives a broad battery of control variables; it is also independent of the employed regression model or the volatility measurement approach. Moreover, the effect is not driven by the dynamics of the pandemic itself or the associated government interventions. Finally, we find the influence of vaccinations on energy stock volatility to be more pronounced in developed markets rather than in emerging ones. Our findings bear clear practical implications: policy makers around the world should consider the essential role of vaccinations in the energy sector.
Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Energy companies, International equity markets, Stock market volatility, Vaccinations
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Demir, Ender
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17 December 2021
Demir, Ender
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Zaremba, Adam
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Demir, Ender, Kizys, Renatas, Rouatbi, Wael and Zaremba, Adam
(2021)
COVID-19 vaccinations and the volatility of energy companies in international markets.
Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14 (12), , [611].
(doi:10.3390/jrfm14120611).
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated both the risk and volatility of energy companies. Can mass vaccinations restore stability within this sector? To answer this question, we investigate stock market data from fifty-eight countries from January 2020 to April 2021. We document that vaccination programs assist in decreasing the volatility of energy stocks around the world. The drop in volatility is statistically and economically significant and robust to many considerations. The observed phenomenon survives a broad battery of control variables; it is also independent of the employed regression model or the volatility measurement approach. Moreover, the effect is not driven by the dynamics of the pandemic itself or the associated government interventions. Finally, we find the influence of vaccinations on energy stock volatility to be more pronounced in developed markets rather than in emerging ones. Our findings bear clear practical implications: policy makers around the world should consider the essential role of vaccinations in the energy sector.
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 December 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 17 December 2021
Published date: 17 December 2021
Keywords:
Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Energy companies, International equity markets, Stock market volatility, Vaccinations
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/454289
ISSN: 1911-8066
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