Equity market informational efficiency: history and development

Qaiser Munir and Sook, Ching Kok (2017) Equity market informational efficiency: history and development. Information Efficiency and Anomalies in Asian Equity Markets: Theories and Evidence. pp. 1-16.

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Abstract

In economics and finance, the term ‘efficiency’ has several distinct connotations. This term can be used to refer to allocation efficiency, informational efficiency, operational efficiency or technical efficiency.1 At the outset, it is necessary to clarify that in this chapter ‘efficiency’ only refers to informational efficiency, such that prices are based on the best available information (Howell and Bain, 2005: 540). According to Latham (1986), the most common implicit definition for informational efficiency is that prices will not change if all private information is publicized. Zou (2011) interprets this type of efficiency as the effectiveness of market information.

Item Type: Chapter In Book
Keyword: Economics , finance , price
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting
Depositing User: NORAINI LABUK -
Date Deposited: 17 May 2018 09:30
Last Modified: 17 May 2018 09:30
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20066

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