Market Development, Information Diffusion, and the Global Anomaly Puzzle



Cai, Charlie XX ORCID: 0000-0003-1398-3715, Keasey, Kevin, Li, Peng and Zhang, Qi
(2023) Market Development, Information Diffusion, and the Global Anomaly Puzzle. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, 58 (1). pp. 104-147.

Access the full-text of this item by clicking on the Open Access link.
[img] Text
newswatcher_20201213_full.pdf - Author Accepted Manuscript
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.

Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Previous literature finds anomalies are at least as prevalent in developed markets as in emerging markets; namely, the global anomaly puzzle. We show that while market development and information diffusion are linearly related, information diffusion has a nonlinear impact on anomalies. This is consistent with theoretical developments concerning the process of information diffusion. In extremely low-efficiency regimes, without newswatchers sowing the seeds of price discovery and ensuring the long-run convergence of price to fundamentals, initial mispricing and subsequent correction will not occur. The concentration of emerging countries in low-efficiency regimes provides an explanation to the puzzle.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Source info: Cai, Charlie Xiaowu and Keasey, Kevin and Li, Peng and Zhang, Qi, 2021,Market Development, Information Diffusion and the Global Anomaly Puzzle, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Asset Pricing, Anomalies, Behavioral Finance, Multi-Factor Models, International Evidence
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 01 Mar 2021 09:11
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2023 06:49
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109022000643
Open Access URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_i...
Related URLs:
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3116214