Research Article

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

Table 9

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

Quantile (τ)0.250.500.75

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

Short run
 Const3.17720.410712.59420.307043.44510.0305
 AL_1−0.88720.0000−0.71020.0000−0.57700.0000
 AL_2−0.01370.1727−0.00300.92530.18320.0005
 AL_3−0.02390.0155−0.05860.0629−0.11820.0211
 AL_4−0.03270.0008−0.01090.72530.18590.0002
 EPU−0.01500.3569−0.10490.0444−0.30250.0004
 EPU_10.03870.01530.21120.00000.49380.0000

Long run
 AL_2.1−0.01550.1738−0.00420.92530.31750.0002
 AL_3.1−0.02700.0152−0.08250.0638−0.20490.0242
 AL_4.1−0.03680.0008−0.01530.72560.32210.0003
 EPU.1−0.01690.3557−0.14780.0423−0.52420.0004
 EPU_1.10.04360.01460.29750.00000.85570.0000

Note. Table 9 reports the QARDL estimation results of the effect of EPU 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%.