Time-varying relation between oil shocks and European stock market returns
Time-varying relation between oil shocks and European stock market returns
This paper considers a time-varying parameter vector autoregression model to analyze the varying impact of three types of structural oil shocks (the supply-side shock, the aggregate demand shock, and the oil-specific demand shock) on the European stock market since the 1990s. Our findings show that the three types of oil shocks heterogeneously influence stock market returns in the euro area, and that this influence considerably changes over time during the period considered. First, an unexpected increase in oil supply appears to exert a positive but generally declining effect in the period before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007–2009, which descends into negative values after the GFC. Second, an unanticipated increase in aggregate demand triggers a generally positive effect on stock market returns in the euro area. However, in the period from 2003 to 2005, stock market returns responded negatively, which could be attributed to the so-called growth-retarding effect. Third, an unexpected increase in oil-specific demand instigates a negative response in the pre-GFC period (considering the response 4–5 months after the shock), although this changes to a positive effect thereafter. Interestingly, irrespective of the origin of oil price fluctuations, oil price increases are associated with positive European stock market returns after the GFC. This signals a greater degree of oil market financialization.
European stock market, oil shocks, TVP-VAR model
Castro, César
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Jiménez-Rodríguez, Rebeca
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Kizys, Renatas
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5 March 2023
Castro, César
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Jiménez-Rodríguez, Rebeca
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Kizys, Renatas
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Castro, César, Jiménez-Rodríguez, Rebeca and Kizys, Renatas
(2023)
Time-varying relation between oil shocks and European stock market returns.
Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16 (3), [174].
(doi:10.3390/jrfm16030174).
Abstract
This paper considers a time-varying parameter vector autoregression model to analyze the varying impact of three types of structural oil shocks (the supply-side shock, the aggregate demand shock, and the oil-specific demand shock) on the European stock market since the 1990s. Our findings show that the three types of oil shocks heterogeneously influence stock market returns in the euro area, and that this influence considerably changes over time during the period considered. First, an unexpected increase in oil supply appears to exert a positive but generally declining effect in the period before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007–2009, which descends into negative values after the GFC. Second, an unanticipated increase in aggregate demand triggers a generally positive effect on stock market returns in the euro area. However, in the period from 2003 to 2005, stock market returns responded negatively, which could be attributed to the so-called growth-retarding effect. Third, an unexpected increase in oil-specific demand instigates a negative response in the pre-GFC period (considering the response 4–5 months after the shock), although this changes to a positive effect thereafter. Interestingly, irrespective of the origin of oil price fluctuations, oil price increases are associated with positive European stock market returns after the GFC. This signals a greater degree of oil market financialization.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 March 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 March 2023
Published date: 5 March 2023
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This work was partially written while Rebeca Jiménez-Rodríguez was visiting King’s College London (whose kind hospitality is gratefully acknowledged) under the PRX18/00501 Salvador de Madariaga grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. This author also acknowledges support from the research grant SA049G19 (Junta de Castilla y León). Moreover, César Castro acknowledges financial support from the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Project DGCT, No. PID2021-127119NB-100).
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European stock market, oil shocks, TVP-VAR model
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