Handbook of Frontier Markets: Evidence from Asia and International Comparative Studies provides novel insights from academic perspectives about the behavior of investors and prices in several frontier markets. It explores finance issues usually reserved for developed and emerging markets in order to gauge whether these issues are relevant and how they manifest themselves in frontier markets.
Frontier markets have now become a popular investment class among institutional investors internationally, with major financial services providers establishing index-benchmarks for this market-category. The anticipation for frontier markets is optimistic uncertainty, and many people believe that, given their growth rates, these markets will be economic success stories. Irrespective of their degrees of success, The Handbook of Frontier Markets can help ensure that the increasing international investment diverted to them will aid in their greater integration within the global financial system.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 123 2. 2. Selective Review of the Literature - p. 127 3. 3. Data - p. 130 4. 4. Empirical Analysis - p. 133 5. 5. Concluding Remarks - p. 146 6. Appendix - p. 157 7. Chapter 9: The Portfolio Diversification Benefits of Frontier Markets: An Investigation Into Regional Effects - p. 162 8. Chapter 10: Stock Index Return Predictability in Frontier Markets: Is It There? - p. 192 9. Section C: Comparative Studies - p. 216 10. Chapter 11: Impact of US Federal Reserve Policies on Frontier Markets - p. 216 11. Chapter 12: Is Quality Investing Feasible in Frontier Markets Based on Publicly Available Financial Information? - p. 244 12. Chapter 13: Frontier Market Investing: What’s the Value Add? - p. 267 13. Chapter 14: Empirical Assessment of the Finance–Growth Nexus in Frontier Markets - p. 320 14. Chapter 15: Mergers and Acquisitions in Frontier Markets: A Comparative Analysis - p. 339 15. Chapter 16: Impact of Remittances on Frontier Markets’ Exchange Rate Stability - p. 357 16. Index - p. 387
Handbook of Frontier Markets: Evidence from Asia and International Comparative Studies provides novel insights from academic perspectives about the behavior of investors and prices in several frontier markets. It explores finance issues usually reserved for developed and emerging markets in order to gauge whether these issues are relevant and how they manifest themselves in frontier markets.
Frontier markets have now become a popular investment class among institutional investors internationally, with major financial services providers establishing index-benchmarks for this market-category. The anticipation for frontier markets is optimistic uncertainty, and many people believe that, given their growth rates, these markets will be economic success stories. Irrespective of their degrees of success, The Handbook of Frontier Markets can help ensure that the increasing international investment diverted to them will aid in their greater integration within the global financial system.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 123 2. 2. Selective Review of the Literature - p. 127 3. 3. Data - p. 130 4. 4. Empirical Analysis - p. 133 5. 5. Concluding Remarks - p. 146 6. Appendix - p. 157 7. Chapter 9: The Portfolio Diversification Benefits of Frontier Markets: An Investigation Into Regional Effects - p. 162 8. Chapter 10: Stock Index Return Predictability in Frontier Markets: Is It There? - p. 192 9. Section C: Comparative Studies - p. 216 10. Chapter 11: Impact of US Federal Reserve Policies on Frontier Markets - p. 216 11. Chapter 12: Is Quality Investing Feasible in Frontier Markets Based on Publicly Available Financial Information? - p. 244 12. Chapter 13: Frontier Market Investing: What’s the Value Add? - p. 267 13. Chapter 14: Empirical Assessment of the Finance–Growth Nexus in Frontier Markets - p. 320 14. Chapter 15: Mergers and Acquisitions in Frontier Markets: A Comparative Analysis - p. 339 15. Chapter 16: Impact of Remittances on Frontier Markets’ Exchange Rate Stability - p. 357 16. Index - p. 387
