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Stock returns and foreign investment in Brazil

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  • Reis, Luciana
  • Meurer, Roberto
  • Da Silva, Sergio

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We examine the relationship between stock returns and foreign investment in Brazil, and find that the inflows of foreign investment boosted the returns from 1995 to 2005. There was a strong contemporaneous correlation, although not Granger-causality. Foreign investment along with the exchange rate, the influence of the world stock markets, and country risk can explain 73 percent of the changes that occurred in the stock returns over the period. We also find that positive feedback trading played a role, and that the market promptly assimilated new information.

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  • Reis, Luciana & Meurer, Roberto & Da Silva, Sergio, 2008. "Stock returns and foreign investment in Brazil," MPRA Paper 23028, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    stock returns; foreign investment; Brazilian economy;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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