The Effects of the Brazilian Adrs Program on Domestic Market Efficiency
35 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2006
Date Written: June 2002
Abstract
This paper examines the impact on Brazilian stocks following American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) listing in the U.S. stock markets. Evidence suggests that a systematic change has taken place in the post-listing period as the multivariate variance ratio statistics have significantly decreased if compared to the pre-listing period, which indicates a move toward a more efficient domestic stock market. This empirical evidence is robust to the use of dollar and local currency-denominated returns. These results add to the literature that finds evidence on changes in domestic volatility and abnormal returns around listing dates.
Keywords: Random walk, variance-ratio test, emerging markets, weak-form efficiency, American Depositary Receipts
JEL Classification: G14, G15
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