The Evolution of Financial Integration on Selected European Stock Markets: a Dynamic Principal Component Approach

Elżbieta Majewska; Joanna Olbryś

doi:10.1515/cer-2017-0027

Authors

Elżbieta Majewska University of Bialystok, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Institute of Mathematics, Bialystok
Joanna Olbryś Bialystok University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Theoretical Computer Science, Bialystok

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/cer-2017-0027

Keywords:

european stock markets, dynamic principal component analysis, index of integration, Global Financial Crisis

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to recognize the dynamics of financial integration across the European stock markets over the last two decades. We investigate two groups of markets: (1) three developed European markets in the U.K., France, and Germany; and (2) three emerging Central and Eastern European markets in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary (CEE–3). The evolution of the integration process is analyzed using a dynamic principal component approach. The index of integration serves as a robust measure of integration. The empirical results reveal that the dynamics of integration across the whole group of markets increased significantly following the CEEC–3’s accession to the European Union. An inverted U‑shape in the index of integration has been found in this case. Moreover, the average index of integration was significantly different during the Global Financial Crisis compared to the pre‑crisis period.

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