Financial Market Contagion in the Asian Crisis

Author/Editor:

Taimur Baig ; Ilan Goldfajn

Publication Date:

November 1, 1998

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper tests for evidence of contagion between the financial markets of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines. Cross-country correlations among currencies and sovereign spreads are found to increase significantly during the crisis period, whereas the equity market correlations offer mixed evidence. A set of dummy variables using daily news is constructed to capture the impact of own-country and cross-border news on the markets. After controlling for own-country news and other fundamentals, the paper shows evidence of cross-border contagion in the currency and equity markets.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1998/155

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

November 1, 1998

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451857283/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1551998

Pages:

61

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