Investor protection and international equity portfolio investments

Sunil S. Poshakwale and Chandra Thapa

Global Finance Journal, 2011, vol. 22, issue 2, 116-129

Abstract: The paper examines the influence of investor protection on international equity portfolio investments. Using bilateral portfolio holdings data for 36 countries for 2001–2006, the study demonstrates that the investor protection measures are important determinants of foreign equity portfolio investments. The findings suggest that by improving the quality and enforcement efficiency of legal protections offered to foreign investors, policymakers may be able to attract greater international equity portfolio investments.

Keywords: International equity portfolio investments; Investor protection; Developed and developing countries; Fixed effect models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 G11 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2011.10.003

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