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Volatility Spillovers and Interconnectedness in OPEC Oil Markets: A Network-Based log-ARCH Approach

Fayçal Djebari, Kahina Mehidi, Khelifa Mazouz, Philipp Otto

arXiv 20 Jul 2025 · Econometrics

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Abstract

This paper examines several network-based volatility models for oil prices, capturing spillovers among OPEC oil-exporting countries by embedding novel network structures into ARCH-type models. We apply a network-based log-ARCH framework that incorporates weight matrices derived from time-series clustering and model-implied distances into the conditional variance equation. These weight matrices are constructed from return data and standard multivariate GARCH model outputs (CCC, DCC, and GO-GARCH), enabling a comparative analysis of volatility transmission across specifications. Through a rolling-window forecast evaluation, the network-based models demonstrate competitive forecasting performance relative to traditional specifications and uncover intricate spillover effects. These results provide a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness within the OPEC network, with important implications for financial risk assessment, market integration, and coordinated policy among oil-producing economies.

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