This study investigates herd effects in 101 cryptocurrencies during the period from January 2015 to June 2020. The results confirm the existence of herding behavior in the cryptocurrency market for the entire sample and show that herding asymmetry is present during both bullish and bearish...

Using panel smooth transition regression framework on a new proxy of business cycle (BC) index and quarterly data of US bank holding companies from 1993Q1 to 2020Q1, our results provide the empirical support to the theory that BC has non-linear effect on liquidity creation. We find a positive...

This study aims to investigate the cyclicality of capital adequacy ratios (CARs) in US bank holding companies using a new business cycle index and a non-linear panel smooth transition regression model. The suggested index can predict US business activity with a higher accuracy than existing...