This paper attempts to compare the impact of Chinese and US economic policy uncertainty (proxied by the EPU index) on the volatility of eleven major stock markets. Both daily data and monthly data are utilized in this empirical research. The analyses comprise two perspectives: one considers the...

This paper investigates if the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the United States can predict the performance of stock markets in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela). Based on the analyses of monthly returns of the Buenos Aires SE Merval Index...

This study examines the response of stock markets in China and Japan to the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the United States. The analysis of data of monthly changes in economic policy uncertainty in the US and monthly returns on Shanghai Composite Index from 1991:1 to 2012:5 and...

This study examines the impact of the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the United States on the stock markets of the Asian Tiger economies (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) because trades between Asian Tiger economies and the US have increased significantly in recent...

This paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty in the United States on stock market performance in the European Union, Croatia, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. The analyses of monthly returns on the major stock market indices in these countries from 1985:2 to...

This paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty in the United States on stock market performance in Canada and Mexico. Using monthly returns of the Canada S&P/TSX-300 Total Return Index from 1985:2 to 2012:5 and Mexico SE Total Return Index from 1988:1 to 2012:5, this study...

This study investigates if the change in economic policy uncertainty in the United States has any impact on the stock market performance in Australia and New Zealand. The results from the analysis of data of monthly changes in economic policy uncertainty in the US and monthly returns on All...

This study examines if economic policy uncertainty in the U.S. has any effect on the returns on stock markets in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries. The current study also investigates how stock market returns in the four countries respond to the U.S. economic policy...