Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7375124 | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications | 2018 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we explore the market efficiency hypothesis for 22 European credit market sectors using the multi fractal detrended fluctuation approach (MF-DFA). The market efficiency of the credit market sectors is compare in short- and long-run horizons and for small and large fluctuations. The time-variations in the market efficiency level are captured by adopting a rolling-window framework of MF-DFA. We find that all the Eurozone credit market sectors are multifractal in nature and that credit sectors are marked by a persistent long memory phenomenon in their short- and long-term components. Furthermore, market efficiency levels are time-varying for both short- and long-term horizons and significantly change under crisis and non-crisis scenarios. Our findings render the generally adopted full sample MF-DFA results less reliable.
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Authors
Chaker Aloui, Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad, Rania Jammazi,