Research Article

Illiquidity, Uncertainty Indices, and COVID-19 Outbreak Conditions: Empirical Evidence from the US Financial Market

Table 10

QARDL estimation results: pandemic period (independent variable: VIX).

Quantile (τ)0.250.500.75

VariablesCoeffPr (>|t|)CoeffPr (>|t|)CoeffPr (>|t|)

Short run
 Const0.00001.0000−63.96770.0000−99.66050.0000
 AL_1−0.87890.0000−0.86200.0000−0.88510.0000
 VIX6.56180.000017.49520.000026.99710.0000
 VIX_10.65430.6841−2.85670.27891.56950.6480
 VIX_2−7.21610.0000−3.61100.1460−20.78870.0000
 VIX_30.00001.0000−14.78430.0000−9.03250.0056
 VIX_40.00001.00008.50850.000011.11000.0000

Long run
 VIX7.46580.000020.29560.000030.50080.0000
 VIX_10.74440.6827−3.31400.28701.77320.6448
 VIX_2−8.21020.0000−4.18900.1456−23.48670.0000
 VIX_30.00001.0000−17.15080.0000−10.20470.0048
 VIX_40.00001.00009.87050.000012.55180.0000

Note. Table 10 reports the QARDL estimation results of the effect of VIX on the illiquidity market during the pandemic period that spans from December 31, 2019, to December 31, 2020. Significant at 10%; significant at 5%; significant at 1%.