Research Article

The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis

Volume: 9 Number: 2 June 30, 2024
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The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis

Abstract

This study examines the impact of fiscal deficits on stock returns. The sample covers emerging markets for the period 2016Q1-2021Q4. The analysis results using panel vector autoregression (PVAR) and Granger causality tests indicate that fiscal deficits cause stock returns. These results are confirmed for countries with low and medium levels of financial development and for European countries. However, in countries with high levels of financial development such as the BRICS and ASEAN countries, no effect is observed. It is also found that this effect disappears during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study question the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH). According to the EMH, stock prices should fully reflect all available information. However, the impact of fiscal deficits on stock returns in low- and middle-income countries and European countries suggests that market participants may not fully reflect this information, addressing the existence possibility of markets that are not efficient in the strong form.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Panel Data Analysis, Financial Econometrics, Financial Markets and Institutions

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2024

Submission Date

March 4, 2024

Acceptance Date

June 28, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Çelik, M. S. (2024). The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 9(2), 336-345. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1446948
AMA
1.Çelik MS. The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis. EPF Journal. 2024;9(2):336-345. doi:10.30784/epfad.1446948
Chicago
Çelik, Mehmet Sinan. 2024. “The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 9 (2): 336-45. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1446948.
EndNote
Çelik MS (June 1, 2024) The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 9 2 336–345.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Çelik, “The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis”, EPF Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 336–345, June 2024, doi: 10.30784/epfad.1446948.
ISNAD
Çelik, Mehmet Sinan. “The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 9/2 (June 1, 2024): 336-345. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1446948.
JAMA
1.Çelik MS. The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis. EPF Journal. 2024;9:336–345.
MLA
Çelik, Mehmet Sinan. “The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 2, June 2024, pp. 336-45, doi:10.30784/epfad.1446948.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Sinan Çelik. The Effect of Budget Deficits on Stock Market Returns in Emerging Markets: A Panel VAR Analysis. EPF Journal. 2024 Jun. 1;9(2):336-45. doi:10.30784/epfad.1446948