House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the wealth and credit‐price effects in the relations between housing prices and stock prices for Thailand using quarterly data from 1995 to 2006. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis relies on a four‐variable vector autoregression (...

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Main Author: Ibrahim, Mansor
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15027/
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description Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the wealth and credit‐price effects in the relations between housing prices and stock prices for Thailand using quarterly data from 1995 to 2006. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis relies on a four‐variable vector autoregression (VAR) framework consisting of house prices, stock prices, real output and consumer prices. Granger causality tests, impulse‐response functions and variance decompositions simulated from the estimated VAR systems are adopted as bases for inferences. Findings: The results obtained from Granger causality tests, impulse‐response functions and variance decompositions all suggest a unidirectional causality that runs from stock prices to house prices. Thus, the wealth effect is unequivocally supported for the Thai case. The paper also documents the importance of real activity in influencing both house and stock prices. Likewise, stock prices do exert significant effects on real output and to some extent the general price level. These results have an implication that stock market stability is critical for the stability of the housing market as well as the goods market. Originality/value: The paper provides an emerging market perspective on stock price – house price relations, which seem to be lacking in the literature.
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spelling upm-150272019-05-08T07:49:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15027/ House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis Ibrahim, Mansor Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the wealth and credit‐price effects in the relations between housing prices and stock prices for Thailand using quarterly data from 1995 to 2006. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis relies on a four‐variable vector autoregression (VAR) framework consisting of house prices, stock prices, real output and consumer prices. Granger causality tests, impulse‐response functions and variance decompositions simulated from the estimated VAR systems are adopted as bases for inferences. Findings: The results obtained from Granger causality tests, impulse‐response functions and variance decompositions all suggest a unidirectional causality that runs from stock prices to house prices. Thus, the wealth effect is unequivocally supported for the Thai case. The paper also documents the importance of real activity in influencing both house and stock prices. Likewise, stock prices do exert significant effects on real output and to some extent the general price level. These results have an implication that stock market stability is critical for the stability of the housing market as well as the goods market. Originality/value: The paper provides an emerging market perspective on stock price – house price relations, which seem to be lacking in the literature. Emerald Group Publishing 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15027/1/House%20price-stock%20price%20relations%20in%20Thailand%20an%20empirical%20analysis.pdf Ibrahim, Mansor (2010) House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 3 (1). pp. 69-82. ISSN 1753-8270; ESSN: 1753-8289 https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17538271011027096 10.1108/17538271011027096
spellingShingle Ibrahim, Mansor
House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis
title House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis
title_full House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis
title_fullStr House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis
title_full_unstemmed House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis
title_short House price-stock price relations in Thailand: an empirical analysis
title_sort house price-stock price relations in thailand: an empirical analysis
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