Why a diversified portfolio should include African assets

Imhotep Alagidede (alagidede@gmail.com), Theodore Panagiotidis and Xu Zhang

No 2010-15, Stirling Economics Discussion Papers from University of Stirling, Division of Economics

Abstract: We employ parametric and non-parametric cointegration to investigate the extent of integration between African stock markets and the rest of the world. Long-run correlation estimates imply very low association between the two. The two distinct cointegration approaches confirm the latter through recursive estimation. The implication is that global market movements may have little impact on Africa. However, we argue that including African assets in a mean variance portfolio could be beneficial to international investors.

Keywords: Correlation; Long-run correlation; Cointegration; Non-parametric cointegration; African Stock Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-11
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