Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/212219 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers No. 16/2012
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data on 37 countries from 1996-2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market (1) during the financial crisis; (2) in countries that have more credit provided by banks; (3) in countries that do not have explicit depository insurance; and (4) in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy subsamples. Furthermore, in emerging economies, bank stocks in countries with higher degree of state-owned bank are more synchronized with the whole market, similarly, in developed markets, lower banking freedom enhances bank stock price synchronicity. Finally, the effects of state ownership, protection of property rights, and bank size are all more pronounced when determining bank stock price synchronicity during the financial crisis period.
Subjects: 
stock price synchronicity
financial crisis
bank ownership
deposit insurance
banking freedom
bank disclosure
JEL: 
G12
G14
G15
G21
G38
N20
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-952-462-803-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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