Abstract:We study the sensitivity of stock returns to the tail risk of major equity market indices, including the G10 countries. We model the sensitivity relationship via extreme downside hedging and estimate the parameters via a Bayesian graph structural learning method. The empirical application examines whether downside risk connections among the major stock markets are merely anecdotal or provide a signal of contagion and the nature of sensitivity among major equity markets during the global financial crisis and th… Show more
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