Granger causality and impulse response analysis of economic sentiment changes : Evidence from European price indices and the banking sector
*Várkonyi PatrikCorresponding authorvarkonyi.patrik.laszlo@ktk.pte.huDepartment of Finance and AccountingFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsRákóczi street 80, Pécs, 7622, Hungary0009-0009-4098-4941View full profile → , Erb Edinaerb.edina@ktk.pte.huDepartment of Finance and AccountingFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsRákóczi street 80, Pécs, 7622, Hungary0009-0005-8109-9229View full profile → , Szücs Tamástamas.szucs@ktk.pte.huDepartment of Finance and AccountingFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsRákóczi street 80, Pécs, 7622, Hungary0000-0003-1741-5934View full profile →
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- Received:
- 05 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 29 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2087
- Pages:
- 2651–2660
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