A test of the law of one price: an examination of price integration between Europe and regional markets in Africa
A test of the law of one price: an examination of price integration between Europe and regional markets in Africa
This study examines the degree of price-integration of equity index assets between the major markets of Africa, namely Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa with the prominent European markets of London and Paris. The application of Vector Autoregressive and Autoregressive Distributed Lag methods reveals that African markets are largely price-segmented. The only markets that are price-integrated have shared economic and financial institutions such as Namibia and South Africa, and Egypt, Tunisia and France. The evidence suggests that development policy should be focussed on enhancing existing institutions rather than embarking prematurely on regional integration.
Hearn, Bruce
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Piesse, Jenifer
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20 March 2010
Hearn, Bruce
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Piesse, Jenifer
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Hearn, Bruce and Piesse, Jenifer
(2010)
A test of the law of one price: an examination of price integration between Europe and regional markets in Africa.
In 7th African Finance Journal Conference, Windhoek, Namibia.
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This study examines the degree of price-integration of equity index assets between the major markets of Africa, namely Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa with the prominent European markets of London and Paris. The application of Vector Autoregressive and Autoregressive Distributed Lag methods reveals that African markets are largely price-segmented. The only markets that are price-integrated have shared economic and financial institutions such as Namibia and South Africa, and Egypt, Tunisia and France. The evidence suggests that development policy should be focussed on enhancing existing institutions rather than embarking prematurely on regional integration.
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Law of One Price Final
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Published date: 20 March 2010
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7th African Finance Journal Conference, University of Stellenbosch Business School and Africa-Growth Institute, Cape Town, South Africa, 2010-03-18 - 2010-05-22
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