This paper investigates the comparative long term diversification benefits of Czech Republican, Hungarian, Polish and Turkish stock markets in the EU portfolio during the accession. The contribution is explored within the Mean- Variance framework using Jobson and Korkie’s asset set spanning...

This paper investigates the comparative long term diversification benefits of Czech Republican, Hungarian, Polish and Turkish stock markets in the EU portfolio during the accession. The contribution is explored within the Mean-Variance framework using Jobson and Korkie's asset set spanning test....

This paper investigates the comparative long term diversification benefits of Czech Republican, Hungarian, Polish and Turkish stock markets in the EU portfolio during the accession. The contribution is explored within the Mean- Variance framework using Jobson and Korkie’s asset set spanning...

The last 25 years have witnessed extensive financial innovation and this had led to revolutionary changes in the international financial system. It is true that financial innovation has been going on since the 17th century and most of the products developed during the last two decades, although...