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X represent a set of exogenous variables (including the AR and
MA terms), which determine
,
and
+ + + =
(3)
+ + + =
(4)
with > and
< +
where
is the one period lagged squared residuals from the mean
equation (3) and
is one period lag squared residuals from the GARCH(1,1)
model jointly determined from equation (1) and (2), which
exhibits the volatility spillover effect from market j to market i.
Results of the empirical analysis are reported in Table 7
6
. As
observed earlier, mean spillover effect represented by coefficient b
i
from both spot and forward to NDF market is significant with the
counterparty lagged return coefficient being high. The mean spillover
effect in the reverse direction i.e. from NDF to spot and forward is
observed to be insignificant. This reflects the fact that information flows
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from spot and forward markets to determine the returns in NDF market,
thus, supporting the efficient market hypothesis for NDF market.
The coefficient