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International Monetary Fund
ISSN:
1018-5941
The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and national and international economic developments.
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Financial Market Volatility and the Implications for Market Regulation : A Survey

Financial Market Volatility and the Implications for Market Regulation : A Survey
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Volume/Issue:
1990/112
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Louis Scott
Publisher:
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:
November 1990
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451944594.001
ISBN:
9781451944594
ISSN:
1018-5941
Page:
68
Volatility in financial markets has forced economists to reexamine the validity of the efficient markets hypothesis, and new empirical approaches have been applied to the study of this important issue in recent years. Many of the recent studies have found evidence of excessive volatility. In the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1987 and the perceived increase in market volatility, some economists have advocated additional market regulations. Are these proposed regulations necessary and would they serve to reduce market volatility? This paper presents a review of recent studies on financial market volatility and examines the proposed regulations.
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