Paper Title
Economic Freedom And Stock Market Interdependence: Evidence From The Australasian Region

Abstract
This study investigates the impact of economic freedom on the stock market interdependence between Australia and ten Asian countries (China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand). The empirical analysis is carried out using panel data regression. The results show that freedom relating to doing business, government spending policies, and foreign direct investmentsignificantly impacts stock market interdependence between Australian and the selected Asian countries. These results have important implications for policymakers as well as investors within the Australasian region. JEL classification: C32, C33, G01, G15, O16, Keywords- Economic freedom, stock market interdependence, AGDCC GARCH