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Essays On Financial Market Volatility: Applications Of Time-Varying Dynamics, Emily Johnston
Essays On Financial Market Volatility: Applications Of Time-Varying Dynamics, Emily Johnston
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This dissertation examines time-variation in asset volatility surrounding periods of financial market distress. In the first chapter we give a brief introduction of the overall theme of the project, and we outline the models used. The next chapters individually focus on the application of time-varying volatility to important themes in the literature. These include: the behavior of investor risk preferences across periods of stability and distress; inconsistencies in options pricing with regard to the behavior of the underlying asset; and the characterization of time-varying volatility dynamics in equity returns.
The second chapter of this dissertation examines the impact of changing …