Contents -- I. DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- II. METHODOLOGY -- III. RELATIONSHIP TO THE LITERATURE -- IV. EMPIRICAL IMPLEMENTATION -- V. RESULTS -- VI. SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS -- VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- References

Intro -- Contents -- I. THE EMERGENCE OF ASIAN STOCK MARKETS -- II. PERFORMANCE OF ASIAN EMERGING STOCK MARKETS -- III. ARE ASIAN MARKETS OVERHEATING? -- IV. EQUITY PRICES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY -- V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUITY DERIVATIVES MARKETS IN ASIA --...