Dynamics of Bond Market Integration between Existing and Accession EU Countries

Kim, Suk-Joong; Lucey, Brian M.; Wu, Eliza

doi:10.2139/ssrn.552221

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Dynamics of Bond Market Integration between Existing and Accession EU Countries

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 41-46, 2005

27 Pages Posted: 31 May 2004 Last revised: 21 May 2015

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Suk-Joong Kim

The University of Sydney Business School

Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin; Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics; Abu Dhabi University - College of Business Administration; Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance

Eliza Wu

The University of Sydney - Business School; Financial Research Network (FIRN)

Abstract

In this paper, we use a set of complementary techniques to examine the time-varying level of integration of European government bond markets. We consider daily bond returns and prices over the 1998-2003 period. Strong contemporaneous and dynamic linkages are found between individual European Union (EU) markets and the German market. However, there is no such evidence for the three accession markets of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. The UK's market is also considered. In general, the degree of integration for the accession markets is weak and stable, with little evidence of further deepening despite the increased political integration.

Keywords: EGARCH, bond markets, EMU

JEL Classification: F36, G15

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Kim, Suk-Joong and Lucey, Brian M. and Wu, Eliza, Dynamics of Bond Market Integration between Existing and Accession EU Countries. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 41-46, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=552221 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.552221