Volatility and Predictability in National Stock Markets : How Do Emerging and Mature Markets Differ? /

This paper examines the evidence for the common assertion that the volatility of emerging stock markets has increased as a result of the liberalization of markets. A range of measures suggests that there has been no generalized increase in volatility in recent years; indeed, it appears that volatili...

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Main Author: Richards, Anthony
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/029
Online Access:Full text available on IMF