Size and liquidity effects in Sub Saharan African stock markets
Size and liquidity effects in Sub Saharan African stock markets
This study contrasts the effectiveness of a Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) augmented with size and recently developed Liu (2006) liquidity factors against the Fama and French (1993) size and book to market value factors. The application of time varying parameter techniques enables a greater understanding of the dynamics of liquidity within a unique sample of Sub Saharan African stocks. The evidence suggests that with the exceptions of Ghanaian and Kenyan markets the Fama and French factors retain their explanatory power in explaining the cross section of stock returns. Time varying liquidity beta profiles indicate that the financial sectors of Namibia, Zambia and Mauritius have been affected by the 2008 global financial crisis, while Botswana and Kenya are unscathed.
Hearn, Bruce
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2 June 2010
Hearn, Bruce
45dccea3-9631-4e5e-914c-385896674dc2
Hearn, Bruce
(2010)
Size and liquidity effects in Sub Saharan African stock markets.
In 8th INFINITI Conference on International Finance Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland.
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This study contrasts the effectiveness of a Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) augmented with size and recently developed Liu (2006) liquidity factors against the Fama and French (1993) size and book to market value factors. The application of time varying parameter techniques enables a greater understanding of the dynamics of liquidity within a unique sample of Sub Saharan African stocks. The evidence suggests that with the exceptions of Ghanaian and Kenyan markets the Fama and French factors retain their explanatory power in explaining the cross section of stock returns. Time varying liquidity beta profiles indicate that the financial sectors of Namibia, Zambia and Mauritius have been affected by the 2008 global financial crisis, while Botswana and Kenya are unscathed.
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Published date: 2 June 2010
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8th INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2010-06-01 - 2010-06-04
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