Comparison of the Korean and US Stock Markets Using Continuous-time Stochastic Volatility Models†

We estimate three continuous-time stochastic volatility models following the approach by Aït-Sahalia and Kimmel (2007) to compare the Korean and US stock markets. To do this, the Heston, GARCH, and CEV models are applied to the KOSPI 200 and S&P 500 Index. For the latent volatility variable, we...

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Main Author: CHOI, SEUNGMOON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Development Institute 2018-11-01
Series:KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2018.40.4.1