Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies

Changing patterns of risk aversion may follow a non-linear counter-cyclical process. However, the evidence so far has not considered developing cryptocurrency markets. Given some unique features of cryptocurrencies, it is interesting to distinguish how these assets differ from traditional products....

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Main Authors: Corbet, S., Hou, Y., Hu, Y., Oxley, Leslie
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97469
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Hou, Y.
Hu, Y.
Oxley, Leslie
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description Changing patterns of risk aversion may follow a non-linear counter-cyclical process. However, the evidence so far has not considered developing cryptocurrency markets. Given some unique features of cryptocurrencies, it is interesting to distinguish how these assets differ from traditional products. This paper investigates the time effects of periodicity on risk aversion for a selection of major cryptocurrencies compared to major financial assets. Significant periodic time-varying patterns are identified when analysing risk aversion. Further, bilateral and bidirectional Granger causalities are identified within cryptocurrencies, as well as between cryptocurrencies and traditional financial assets. Bitcoin is identified as a leading information transmitter of the spillover of risk aversion upon other cryptocurrencies, while estimated risk aversion of traditional financial markets plays a dominant role in the spillover processes upon the cryptocurrency cluster. The latter finding presents further evidence of developing cryptocurrency market maturity. The COVID-19 pandemic is found to have significantly influenced the connectedness of risk aversion among cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-974692025-07-18T01:24:07Z Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies Corbet, S. Hou, Y. Hu, Y. Oxley, Leslie Changing patterns of risk aversion may follow a non-linear counter-cyclical process. However, the evidence so far has not considered developing cryptocurrency markets. Given some unique features of cryptocurrencies, it is interesting to distinguish how these assets differ from traditional products. This paper investigates the time effects of periodicity on risk aversion for a selection of major cryptocurrencies compared to major financial assets. Significant periodic time-varying patterns are identified when analysing risk aversion. Further, bilateral and bidirectional Granger causalities are identified within cryptocurrencies, as well as between cryptocurrencies and traditional financial assets. Bitcoin is identified as a leading information transmitter of the spillover of risk aversion upon other cryptocurrencies, while estimated risk aversion of traditional financial markets plays a dominant role in the spillover processes upon the cryptocurrency cluster. The latter finding presents further evidence of developing cryptocurrency market maturity. The COVID-19 pandemic is found to have significantly influenced the connectedness of risk aversion among cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97469 10.1007/s10479-024-06001-9 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Springer Nature fulltext
spellingShingle Corbet, S.
Hou, Y.
Hu, Y.
Oxley, Leslie
Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
title Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
title_full Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
title_fullStr Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
title_full_unstemmed Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
title_short Time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
title_sort time varying risk aversion and its connectedness: evidence from cryptocurrencies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97469