model to be extended with stochastic volatility and heavy tailed disturbances. We develop a flexible estimation method for …

This paper documents that ECB announcements increase the stock market volatility in the euro area (EA) on the same day …. I consider two volatility measures from January 1998 to May 2019. First, a realized volatility measure uses intraday … data for 8 different stock market indices. Second, a range measure approximates volatility using daily prices from 11 …

This paper examines volatility spillovers from changes in the size of the balance sheets of the Federal Reserve (FED … most susceptible to positive volatility spillovers from both the FED and ECB in terms of magnitude. Positive volatility … about ten. By contrast, we find that EME stock markets are subject to negative volatility spillovers. Moreover, we find only …