How Political and Geopolitical Risks Affect Stock Markets: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Market Economies


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Dogan E., Afşar A.

ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITESI IIBF DERGISI-ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.688-704, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

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This study investigates the effects of political and geopolitical risks on stock markets in emerging market economies. A panel data set containing data between the years 2005-2018 was used in the study. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method, Parks-Kmenta Estimator, and were used as an econometric method. According to the findings, it has been observed that there is a negative and statistically significant relationship between both political risk and geopolitical risk and stock markets. In this context, the findings of this study indicate that high-risk perceptions towards emerging markets economies limit the investments of both domestic and foreign investors in stock markets.