Stock Market Development under Globalization : Whither the Gains from Reforms?
Over the past decades, many countries have implemented significant reforms to foster domestic capital market development. These reforms included stock market liberalization, privatization programs, and the establishment of regulatory and supervisor...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7499115/stock-market-development-under-globalization-whither-gains-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7011 |
| Summary: | Over the past decades, many countries
have implemented significant reforms to foster domestic
capital market development. These reforms included stock
market liberalization, privatization programs, and the
establishment of regulatory and supervisory frameworks.
Despite the intense reform efforts, the performance of
capital markets in several countries has been disappointing.
To study whether reforms have had the intended effects on
capital markets, the authors analyze the impact of six
capital market reforms on domestic stock market development
and internationalization using event studies. They find that
reforms tend to be followed by significant increases in
domestic market capitalization, trading, and capital
raising. Reforms are also followed by an increase in the
share of activity in international equity markets, with
potential negative spillover effects on domestic markets. |
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