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Testing the Efficiency of Emerging Markets: Evidence from Nonlinear Panel Unit Tests

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  • Neslihan Turguttopbaş
  • Tolga Omay

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In this study, we investigate market efficiency considering nonlinearities by testing the weak-form market efficiency of the stock markets of Brazil, China, Russia, Turkey, and South Africa using recently proposed nonlinear panel unit root tests. The stock markets of these emerging countries are deliberately selected for their market capitalization to form a homogenous panel. The results of nonlinear models indicate that the stock market indexes are stationary and weak-form inefficient. This finding contributes to the contradictory results of the prior research using linear and nonlinear models about the efficiency of emerging stock markets in favor of nonlinear ones. Furthermore, we propose that studies using financial variables consider such nonlinearity in order to achieve more accuracy in findings related to such studies. JEL: C22.

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  • Neslihan Turguttopbaş & Tolga Omay, 2023. "Testing the Efficiency of Emerging Markets: Evidence from Nonlinear Panel Unit Tests," Panoeconomicus, Savez ekonomista Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia, vol. 70(2), pages 261-278.
    • Handle: RePEc:voj:journl:v:70:y:2023:i:2:p:261-278:id:1112
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    Market efficiency; Stock market ; Weak-form efficiency ; ESTAR models;
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    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes

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