We study how jumps spillover and the cross-company impact of firm-specific unscheduled news on jumps between economic sectors. To this end, we employ high-frequency data of 220 constituents of the Russell 3000 index equally divided into eleven sectors. Using conditional jump probabilities, we find that jump spillover is a pervasive phenomenon enhanced when jumps cluster and that firm-specific news, especially from the financial sector, boosts the jump spillover effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study provides first evidence on the effects of Chinese FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) outflows on host country environments. The study draws upon a comprehensive dataset covering aggregate Chinese FDI outflows and sector specific data into 65 host nations over the 2007-2019 period. Employing a STIRPAT (Stochastic Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology) model and several different techniques including DID (Difference-in-Difference), pooled OLS (Ordinary Least Squares), quantile regression, IV (Instrumental Variable) estimation, threshold and Tobit regression, the findings suggest that Chinese FDI leads to an increase in host country CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) emissions, aligning with the pollution haven hypothesis at the aggregate level.
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April 2024
As globalization proceeds, increasing biomass energy consumption is an important pathway to replace fossil fuels for tackling climate change by reducing emissions. This study explores the spatial spillover effect in biomass energy carbon reduction, which is frequently ignored when investigating environmental factors. It uncovers whether globalization and its dimensions can strengthen the spatial effect of biomass energy carbon reduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rapid spread of COVID-19 has had severe impacts on financial markets. We analyzed the systemic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in different supersectors of STOXX600 North America and the STOXX600 Europe, using the TrAffic Light System for Systemic Stress (TALIS ) approach which provides a comprehensive color-based classification for grouping sectors according to system and sector stress level. We contrasted the financial markets' reaction in North America and Europe, noticing that in Europe the systemic impact has been more persistent during March-May 2021.
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