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Bubbles and Crashes in Cryptocurrencies: Interdependence, Contagion, or Asset Rotation? (2021)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M., Damianov, D., & Elsayed, A. (2022). Bubbles and Crashes in Cryptocurrencies: Interdependence, Contagion, or Asset Rotation?. Finance Research Letters, 46(Part B), Article 102494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2021.102494

Using a quantile vector autoregressive model to capture return dynamics in extreme market conditions, we find that the cryptocurrency market exhibits a high level of market connectedness. Bitcoin is a net transmitter of return spillovers during busts... Read More about Bubbles and Crashes in Cryptocurrencies: Interdependence, Contagion, or Asset Rotation?.

Inflation synchronization among the G7 and China: The important role of oil inflation (2021)
Journal Article
Elsayed, A., Hammoudeh, S., & Sousa, R. (2021). Inflation synchronization among the G7 and China: The important role of oil inflation. Energy Economics, 100, Article 105332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105332

We investigate the interconnectedness and spillovers between oil price inflation and CPI inflation in the G7 countries and China over the available period 1987M6-2020M6. To this end, we employ the multivariate DECO-GARCH model and both time-domain an... Read More about Inflation synchronization among the G7 and China: The important role of oil inflation.

Volatility transmission and spillover dynamics across financial markets: The role of geopolitical risk (2021)
Journal Article
Elsayed, A., & Helmi, M. (2021). Volatility transmission and spillover dynamics across financial markets: The role of geopolitical risk. Annals of Operations Research, 305, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04081-5

This paper examines the effect of geopolitical risk (GPR) on return and volatility dynamics in Middle East and North African (MENA) countries by using an ADCC-GARCH model and a spillover approach. Unlike previous studies, we include the GPR index to... Read More about Volatility transmission and spillover dynamics across financial markets: The role of geopolitical risk.

Key drivers of renewable energy deployment in the MENA Region: Empirical evidence using panel quantile regression (2021)
Journal Article
Belaid, F., Elsayed, A., & Omri, A. (2021). Key drivers of renewable energy deployment in the MENA Region: Empirical evidence using panel quantile regression. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 57, 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2021.03.011

With the growing pressure from the adverse impact of environmental pollution and climate change, the deployment of renewable sources is becoming one of the economic priorities for governments worldwide. Despite potential gains of renewable sources, l... Read More about Key drivers of renewable energy deployment in the MENA Region: Empirical evidence using panel quantile regression.

Determinants of Spillovers between Islamic and Conventional Financial Markets: Exploring the Safe Haven Assets during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Yarovaya, L., Elsayed, A. H., & Hammoudeh, S. (2021). Determinants of Spillovers between Islamic and Conventional Financial Markets: Exploring the Safe Haven Assets during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Finance Research Letters, 43, Article 101979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2021.101979

We analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the spillovers between conventional and Islamic stock and bond markets. We further analyse comparatively whether gold, oil, Bitcoin prices, and VIX and EPU indexes affect the relationships between the... Read More about Determinants of Spillovers between Islamic and Conventional Financial Markets: Exploring the Safe Haven Assets during the COVID-19 Pandemic.