In this paper we investigate three empirical aspects of emerging stock markets. First, we use the endogenous structural break techniques of Bai (1996) and Bai and Perron (1998) to identify stock market opening dates in 16 different emerging market countries. The results indicate that there is...

In this paper we examine the link between income inequality and financial overconfidence. Using data from the FINRA Foundation’s National Financial Capability Study we measure respondents’ self-perceived and actual investment knowledge and thus identify overconfident individuals. We also...