Impact of macroeconomic variables on stock market indices: Evidence from SAARC countries
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2015
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UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
Purpose − Present study seeks to investigate the impact of macroeconomic variables on stock market indices in case of SAARC countries. Design /Approach/Methodology − Data for dependent variable (stock market index) and independent variables (money supply, inflation, interest rate, gross domestic product, exchange rate and foreign direct investment) is collected covering time period from 1995 to 2014. Ordinary least square regression, fixed effect and random effect techniques are used to examine the impact of macroeconomic variables on stock market indices in case of SAARC countries.
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Supervisor: Muhammad Mahmood Shah Khan
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MS Thesis, Stock market index, Macroeconomic variables, SAARC countries