Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine whether Latin American ADRs provided US investors with international diversification benefits as determined by comparing excess returns from issues listed in the 1990s to those listed in the 2000s. A further sample breakdown compares IPO...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine whether Latin American ADRs provided US investors with international diversification benefits as determined by comparing excess returns from issues listed in the 1990s to those listed in the 2000s. A further sample breakdown compares IPO...

Among the many forms the process of contemporay financial globalization takes, one of the most challenging is the search of the firms to raise capital in other countries. The effects of such a process are very complex and challenge the traditional wisdom. Such firms, even if they bear a certain...