Open AccessOn the Problem of Identifying the Appropriate Price Variable to Study the Price-Volume Relation
Author(s) -
Imad A. Moosa,
Talla M. Aldeehani
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9012
pISSN - 1913-9004
DOI - 10.5539/ibr.v1n1p61
Subject(s) - econometrics , variable (mathematics) , economics , volume (thermodynamics) , value (mathematics) , stock price , statistics , mathematics , series (stratigraphy) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , mathematical analysis , paleontology
Model selection tests and criteria are employed to identify empirically the most appropriate price variable for the purpose of studying the price-volume relation. Five different price variables are considered as explanatory variables in model selection tests, which are carried out on a bilateral basis using data on stock prices and trading volume in eleven markets/ indices. The results show that the most appropriate price variable varies from one market to another although two price variables appear to be dominant: the extreme value variance and the absolute price change. The results do not provide much support for the notion of asymmetry in the price-volume relation. It is suggested that it may be useful to use nonnested model selection tests and criteria to identify the most appropriate price variable before testing for causality, which is the principal tool used for examining the price- volume relation