This study investigates speculative bubbles in the cryptocurrency market and factors affecting bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results indicate that each cryptocurrency covered in the study presented bubbles. Moreover, we found that explosive behavior in one currency leads to explosivity in other cryptocurrencies. During the pandemic, herd behavior was evident among investors; however, this diminishes during bubbles, indicating that bubbles are not explained by herd behavior. Regarding cryptocurrency and market-specific factors, we found that Google Trends and volume are positively associated with predicting speculative bubbles in time-series and panel probit regressions. Hence, investors should exercise caution when investing in cryptocurrencies and follow both crypto currency and market-related factors to estimate bubbles. Alternative liquidity, volatility, and Google Trends measures are used for robustness analysis and yield similar results. Overall, our results suggest that bubble behavior is common in the cryptocurrency market, contradicting the efficient market hypothesis.
Son finansal kriz, çeşitli kurumsal yönetim mekanizmaları ile firma performansı arasındaki ilişkilerin analizine yönelik ilgiyi artırmıştır. Buna karşın, bu ilişki bankacılık sektörü için çok az çalışmada ele alınmıştır. Mevcut çalışma, küresel finans krizi sonrası dönemde (2009-2016), Türk bankalarının yönetim kurulu yapısındaki değişimi ortaya çıkarmayı ve yönetim kurulu çeşitliğinin banka performansı üzerinde etkili olup olmadığını tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, banka performansının ölçümünde ortalama aktif karlılık, ortalama özkaynak karlılığı ile vergi öncesi kar/toplam aktifler oranları kullanılırken, yönetim kurulu yapısı ile ilgili olarak büyüklük, cinsiyet, uyruk, eğitim seviyesi ile bağımsız olup olmama kriterleri dikkate alınmıştır. Bulgular, yönetim kurulu büyüklüğü ile banka performansı arasında negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Öte yandan, kadın üyelerin oranı ve lisansüstü eğitim seviyesine sahip üyeler ile banka performansı arasında pozitif ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte, banka performansı ile yabancı üyelerin oranı ve bağımsız üyelerin oranı arasında negatif bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir.
The study aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the Turkish stock market volatility and reveal how different industries are affected by COVID-19. Volatility between pre-COVID and COVID periods are compared across industries to understand the impact of the first shock. Markov-switching dynamic regression (MSDR) model is employed to determine the transition from low volatility (pre-COVID) period to high volatility (COVID) period. The findings reveal a significant deterioration in volatility for all industries during the COVID-period, with a more dominant impact on the service sector. Then, factors that drive stock market volatility are investigated to understand the role of COVID-19 on increasing volatility. Results show that COVID-19 patients trigger volatility for all industries except food & beverages, insurance, nonmetal mineral product, and wholesale & retail trade. On the other hand, an increase in the number of recoveries results in lower volatility for most of the industries. Besides, credit default swap increases volatility while the exchange rate lowers volatility. However, the magnitudes of credit default swap and exchange rate are greater than those of patients and recoveries, suggesting that COVID-19 is not the main driver of volatility for the Turkish stock market in the pandemic period.
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