Financial Development and the Sensitivity of Stock Markets to External Influences

We investigate how the relative contribution of external factors to stock price movements varies with the degree of financial development. We find that financial development makes stock markets more susceptible to external influences (both financial and macroeconomic). Interestingly, this effect is present even after having accounted for capital controls and international trade effects.

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Year of publication:	2000-06-15
Authors:	Dellas, Harris ; Hess, Martin K.
Institutions:	Swiss National Bank, Study Center Gerzensee
Subject:	Financial Development \| Stock Markets \| External Influences

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	The price is Free Number 00.06 21 pages
Classification:	F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance ; G1 - General Financial Markets ; O1 - Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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