Is the US stock market becoming weakly efficient over time? Evidence from 80-year-long data

被引:35
作者
Alvarez-Ramirez, Jose [1 ]
Rodriguez, Eduardo [1 ]
Espinosa-Paredes, Gilberto [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico City 09340, DF, Mexico
关键词
Entropy; Market efficiency; Adaptive market hypothesis; LONG-RANGE DEPENDENCE; RANKING EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY;
D O I
10.1016/j.physa.2012.06.051
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We propose a degree of market efficiency in terms of entropy concepts. The relative efficiency for the US stock market varies over time from 1929 to 2012, with a slight decline in the past 10 years. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:5643 / 5647
页数:5
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