This article develops a new Markov-Switching vector autoregressive (VAR) model with stochastic correlation for contagion analysis on financial markets. The correlation and log-volatility dynamics are driven by two independent Markov chains, thus allowing for different effects such as volatility spill-overs and correlation shifts with various degrees of intensity. We outline a suitable Bayesian inference procedure based on Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms. We then apply the model to some major and Asian-Pacific cross rates against the U.S. dollar and find strong evidence supporting the existence of contagion effects and correlation drops during crises, closely in line with the stylized facts outlined in the contagion literature. A comparison of this model with its closest competitors , such as a time-varying parameter VAR, reveals that our model has a better predictive ability. Supplementary materials for this article are available on line.

A Bayesian Markov-Switching Correlation Model for Contagion Analysis on Exchange Rate Markets

Marco Tronzano
2018-01-01

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This article develops a new Markov-Switching vector autoregressive (VAR) model with stochastic correlation for contagion analysis on financial markets. The correlation and log-volatility dynamics are driven by two independent Markov chains, thus allowing for different effects such as volatility spill-overs and correlation shifts with various degrees of intensity. We outline a suitable Bayesian inference procedure based on Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms. We then apply the model to some major and Asian-Pacific cross rates against the U.S. dollar and find strong evidence supporting the existence of contagion effects and correlation drops during crises, closely in line with the stylized facts outlined in the contagion literature. A comparison of this model with its closest competitors , such as a time-varying parameter VAR, reveals that our model has a better predictive ability. Supplementary materials for this article are available on line.
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