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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2022.vol9.no4.0191

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Economies: Empirical Evidence from Panel Data  

GNAHE, Franck Edouard (School of Finance, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics)
ASHRAF, Junaid (School of Finance, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics)
HUANG, Fei-Ming (School of Finance, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.9, no.4, 2022 , pp. 191-196 More about this Journal
Abstract
From several socioeconomic perspectives, the present health crisis can be connected to the 2008 financial and economic catastrophe. Governments worldwide are working hard to keep the markets in check, as evidence suggests that the health crisis may soon become an economic crisis. This paper aims to analyze the effect of COVID-19 on the selected stock market. Using a panel of daily COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths and the stock market from 22 developing countries, we exploit an oil price as a shock to the stock market and examine the effect of COVID-19 on the slowdown of the stock market. We find a negative and significant impact of COVID-19 on the stock market in the first stage till April. However, there is no net influence on the stock market downturn when we extend the period. However, further study suggests that the outbreak's negative influence on the selected stock market has diminished and has begun to decline as of mid-April. As a result of the COVID-19 effect on the chosen stock, our findings imply that the government in the chosen market should consider a regulatory mechanism to reduce the stock market slowdown induced by the pandemic COVID-19.
Keywords
COVID-19; Stock Market; Panel Data;
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