Naslov
Do fiscal variables affect stock markets returns in EU countries?

Autori
Barbić, Tajana ; Čondić-Jurkić, Iva

Izvornik
Ekonomski pregled : mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb (0424-7558) 68 (2017), 3; 253-266

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
stock market ; fiscal variables ; macroeconomic variables ; emerging market ; EU

Sažetak
This paper investigates the relationship between macroeconomic variables and stock market returns on the EU countries dataset. The link is explored between stock market returns and the set of fiscal and macroeconomic variables, including government debt, government expenditures, inflation rate, broad money supply, money market interest rate, foreign currency reserves and foreign direct investments. We used panel data models on developed and emerging EU markets to explore the difference in impact of macroeconomic variables on stock market returns depending on the level of market development. The empirical evidence showed the existence of relationship between inflation and money market interest rate on the one side and developed EU stock market returns on the other. On the other hand, emerging markets prove to be more vulnerable to fiscal developments. In particular, we found only a fiscal variable to be statistically significant in affecting stock market returns on emerging EU markets.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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