The primary objective of this monograph is to provide a comprehensive source of historical data about the performance of securities in emerging markets. Although historical returns cannot be relied on to predict future performance, such empirical data can provide useful insights for financial and investment managers. A wide array of informational sources report historical security returns in developed countries, but only recently have investors and managers had access to data about returns of stocks in emerging markets.



Contents :

* Foreword

* Acknowledgements

* Introduction

* Chapter 1. Historical performance of emerging equity markets

* Chapter 2. Portfolio construction using emerging markets

* Chapter 3. Investability in emerging markets

* Investing in emerging markets via closed-end funds

* Appendix : Monthly value-weighted stock returns

* References and selected bibliography

* Selected publications