An index of financial market stress for the United Kingdom

Authors

  • Shaen Corbet Dublin City University (DCU)
  • Cian Twomey J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, (NUIG).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.3.2.2014.127-133

Abstract

We construct and develop a new financial market stress index using twenty-three headline U.K. financial data series. A logistic regression framework provides a parsimonious representation of financial market stress in the U.K. based on the market dynamics around the time of Bank of England crisis-alleviating economic interventions. Our results present clear evidence that the Bank of England’s swift and decisive actions stemmed financial market stress as measured by the stress index.

Author Biographies

Shaen Corbet, Dublin City University (DCU)

Lecturer (Finance),

DCU Business School (DCUBS),

Dublin City University (DCU),

Dublin, Ireland.

Cian Twomey, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, (NUIG).

Lecturer (Finance),

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics,

National University of Ireland, Galway, (NUIG),

Ireland.

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Published

26-09-2014

How to Cite

Corbet, S., & Twomey, C. (2014). An index of financial market stress for the United Kingdom. Economics and Business Letters, 3(2), 127–133. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.3.2.2014.127-133