The Influence of Economic Policy Uncertainty and Business Cycles on Fine Wine Prices

This study investigates the impact of both economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and business cycles on the fine wine market. We use a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model to measure the influence of these two variables on three major Liv-ex indices over the period 2005M01–2020M12. Our results...

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Published in:Computational economics 2023-08, Vol.62 (2), p.589-608
Main Authors: Ben Ameur, Hachmi, Le Fur, Eric, Pillot, Julien
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymmetry
Autoregressive models
Behavioral/Experimental Economics
Business cycles
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Economic aspects
Economic policy
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
Economics
Economics and Finance
Impact analysis
Intelligence
International economic relations
Long term
Math Applications in Computer Science
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Prices
Prices and rates
Taxation
Time series
Uncertainty
Wine industry
Wineries
Wines
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Summary:This study investigates the impact of both economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and business cycles on the fine wine market. We use a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model to measure the influence of these two variables on three major Liv-ex indices over the period 2005M01–2020M12. Our results are multiple. First, fine wine prices are relatively unaffected asymmetrically by EPU, while the economic cycle has a more pronounced asymmetric effect, especially in the short run. Second, uncertainty in Europe and the USA affect fine wine prices more than in China. Third, in the short term, fine wine prices react more strongly to changes in business cycles than to uncertainty. Finally, prices of the five first growths of Bordeaux are asymmetrically influenced by EPU, unlike of the rest of the most prestigious Bordeaux wines. The study also has implications for investment. We argue that a strong and professional strategic intelligence watch would help stakeholders in the secondary wine market to improve their returns, especially when European and US wines are involved. While short-runners should focus on information relative to changes in the business cycle, long-term investors would find it more interesting to closely monitor policy decisions liable to have long-term effects on wine prices (such as taxation, monetary measures…).
ISSN:0927-7099
1572-9974
DOI:10.1007/s10614-021-10225-3