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Journal of Banking & Finance Vol. 31 No. 6 2007

Stock market development under globalization: Whither the gains from reforms?

Augusto de la Torre; Juan Carlos Gozzi1; Sergio L. Schmukler1

1 World Bank

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Abstract

Over the past decades, many countries have implemented significant reforms (including financial liberalization, privatization, and regulatory and supervisory improvements) to foster domestic capital market development. Despite these policies, the performance of capital markets in several countries has been disappointing. To understand the effects of reforms, we study the impact of six capital market reforms on domestic stock market development and internationalization. We find that reforms tend to be followed by increases in domestic market capitalization and trading. But reforms are also followed by an increase in the share of activity in international equity markets, with potential negative spillover effects.

DOI
10.1016/j.jbankfin.2006.11.008
Volume
31
Issue
6
Pages
1731-1754
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref bibtex:phds-export.bib

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