What Segments Equity Markets?

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Geert Bekaert

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance

Campbell R. Harvey

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Christian T. Lundblad

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School; Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise

Stephan Siegel

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business; CESifo

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Date Written: February 1, 2011

Abstract

We propose a new, valuation-based measure of world equity market segmentation. While we observe decreased levels of segmentation in many countries, the level of segmentation remains significant in emerging markets. We characterize the factors that account for variation in market segmentation both through time as well as across countries. Both a country's regulation with respect to foreign capital flows and certain non-regulatory factors are important. In particular, we identify a country's political risk profile and its stock market development as two additional local segmentation factors as well as the U.S. corporate credit spread as a global segmentation factor.

Suggested Citation

Bekaert, Geert and Harvey, Campbell R. and Lundblad, Christian T. and Siegel, Stephan, What Segments Equity Markets? (February 1, 2011). Netspar Discussion Paper No. 02/2011-031, AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper, National Bank of Poland Working Paper No. 76, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1108156 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1108156

Geert Bekaert

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance ( email )

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Campbell R. Harvey (Contact Author)

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business ( email )

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Christian T. Lundblad

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School ( email )

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Stephan Siegel

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