From hero to zero: Evidence of performance reversal and speculative bubbles in German renewable energy stocks

Energy Economics

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-51

  Bohl, Martin T ^a   Kaufmann, Philipp ^a   Stephan, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Markov regime switching ADF test; Performance measurement; Renewable energy stocks; Speculative bubbles; Sup ADF test

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BUBBLE TEST; ECONOMIC DOWNTURN; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTERS; GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES; MARKOV REGIME-SWITCHING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PROFIT MARGIN; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; STOCK PRICE; SUP ADF TEST;

ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY;

LOADING;

ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INVESTMENT; MARKOV CHAIN; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 84874386566     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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