Emerging markets as represented by BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries signify an enormous growth … opportunity and a "must win" market for MNCs (multinational companies). It is estimated that by 2013, the middle class in BRIC … address the nuances of emerging markets. BRIC should be viewed through a different lens and the deeply embedded values …

incorporating emerging economies, the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) nations specifically, into global measures. It is … hypothesized that factoring BRIC nations into the analysis provides useful information for examining the relationship between … commodity price growth whether BRIC countries are included or excluded from the analysis. However, excess liquidity may also …

and emerging economies, where a clear gap of research have been found regarding to the BRIC financial markets and the … work aims to address this gap on the literature by looking at the BRIC financial markets and their co-movements with regard …

principales variables económicas y financieras globales, prestando especial atención al grupo BRIC, conformado por Brasil, Rusia … intereses comunes de los BRIC. Finalmente, se subrayan algunos otros ámbitos globales en los que también existen intereses …

This thesis is composed of four essays which contribute to the literature in panel cointegration methodology. The first … essay compares the finite sample properties of the four residual-based panel cointegration tests of Pedroni (1995, 1999) and … the likelihood-based panel cointegration test of Larsson et al. (2001). The simulation results indicate that the panel …

considers three issues. First, we examine the long-run relationship between the three markets, using cointegration techniques …