On the short-term influence of oil price changes on stock markets in gcc countries: linear and nonlinear analyses

Mohamed Arouri and Julien Fouquau

Economics Bulletin, 2009, vol. 29, issue 2, 795-804

Abstract: This paper examines the short-run relationships between oil prices and GCC stock markets. Since GCC countries are major world energy market players, their stock markets may be susceptible to oil price shocks. To account for the fact that stock markets may respond nonlinearly to oil price shocks, we have examined both linear and nonlinear relationships. Our findings show that there are significant links between the two variables in Qatar, Oman, and UAE. Thus, stock markets in these countries react positively to oil price increases. For Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia we found that oil price changes do not affect stock market returns.

Keywords: GCC stock markets; oil prices; linear and nonlinear analyses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G1 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-05-03
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Working Paper: On the short-term influence of oil price changes on stock markets in GCC countries: linear and nonlinear analyses (2009)
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