Asymmetric tail dependence between green bonds and other asset classes

Abstract

This study analyzes the tail-dependence between green bonds and other asset classes including energy markets, stock markets, and conventional bonds. The study employs the cross- quantilogram method to identify the cross-quantile dependence between green bonds and other assets. Our data set covers the U.S. and European asset markets between October 2014 and February 2021. The empirical results show that the spillovers between asset classes and green bonds vary widely across the quantiles, indicating that the hedging benefits of green bonds against conventional asset classes differ across extreme and normal market conditions.