A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Pricing currency risk in the stock market: Evidence from Finland and Sweden 1970-2009
Authors: Antell J, Vaihekoski M
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication year: 2012
Journal: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INSTITUTIONS & MONEY
Journal acronym: J INT FINANC MARK I
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
First page : 120
Last page: 136
Number of pages: 17
ISSN: 1042-4431
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2011.08.002
Abstract
We investigate the role of currency risk on stock markets in two interlinked Nordic countries exhibiting a gradual move from fixed to floating exchange rates. We apply the Ding and Engle (2001) covariance stationary specification in a multivariate GARCH-M setup to test a conditional international asset pricing model. Using a sample period from 1970 to 2009, we find that the currency risk is priced in both stock markets, and that the price and the risk premium are lower after the floatation of the currencies, especially for Finland. We also find the cross-country exchange rate shock from Finland to affect the price of currency risk in Sweden, but not vice versa. Finally, we discuss some of the potential issues in applying multivariate GARCH-M specifications in tests of asset pricing models. (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
We investigate the role of currency risk on stock markets in two interlinked Nordic countries exhibiting a gradual move from fixed to floating exchange rates. We apply the Ding and Engle (2001) covariance stationary specification in a multivariate GARCH-M setup to test a conditional international asset pricing model. Using a sample period from 1970 to 2009, we find that the currency risk is priced in both stock markets, and that the price and the risk premium are lower after the floatation of the currencies, especially for Finland. We also find the cross-country exchange rate shock from Finland to affect the price of currency risk in Sweden, but not vice versa. Finally, we discuss some of the potential issues in applying multivariate GARCH-M specifications in tests of asset pricing models. (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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