Johansen Cointegration Analysis of American and European Stock Market Indices: An Empirical Study
Cointegration analysis using the Johansen Method on 3 different sample periods (2-, 4-, and 8-year samples) concluded evidence of one cointegrating vector in the 2 and 8 year samples while the 4 year data gave mixed results suggesting the economic shock (Global Financial Crisis) of 2007 and on may have affected those results. Overall, we conclude little diversification benefits between the markets