In this paper we model the volatility patterns of the BSE Bankex index based on daily data using both symmetric and asymmetric GARCH models. Our findings reveal asymmetric GARCH models having leverage property uncover uneven market reactions to positive and negative innovations thus rendering...

The study presents an early warning system for predicting banking fragility in India. Using the index method, distress episodes in the banking system are identified during 1994–2007. On the basis of standard tools of probit regression models, the results indicate growing interlinkages of...

The experiences of the global financial crisis reveal that the spillover effects of the current global financial imbalances undermine the financial stability of different countries. In this emerging scenario, country-specific studies for identifying leading indicators of financial crisis appear...

While there are many evidences of nonlinearity in developed markets, there has not been many works in this direction in Indian financial markets. In this study we wish to bridge this gap by testing for nonlinearity in the Indian stock and commodity market. We consider the index movements in...