Effects of Economic Convergence on Stock Market Returns in Major EMU Member Countries |
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Authors: | Phengpis Chanwit Apilado Vince P. Swanson Peggy E. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business Administration, California State University, Stanislaus, 801 W. Monte Vista Avenue, Turlock, CA, 95382, USA, Tel.: |
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Abstract: | This study updates and extends existing literature by investigating the effects of economic convergence among major European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) member countries on stock market returns in each respective nation. Main findings include: (1) long-term stability in the EMU appears to be attainable, but further integration of product and factor markets is needed to reinforce convergence of real sectors; (2) the UK can be considered a quasi EMU participant due to convergence of its key economic variables with those of formal EMU members; and (3) economic convergence appears to be an important contributing factor to returns from stock markets in the included EMU countries except Germany. |
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Keywords: | economic convergence international capital markets EMU |
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