International equity portfolios: Selecting the right benchmark for emerging markets

We examine two alternatives to the cap-weighted index for emerging markets: the GDP-weighted and the equally weighted (EW) indices. Over the 1990–2004 period, the GDP-weighted index dominates the cap-weighted index, and represents a promising alternative benchmark for the investment policy. The EW i...

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Published in:Emerging markets review 2006-06, Vol.7 (2), p.111-128
Main Authors: Hamza, Olfa, Kortas, Mohamed, L'Her, Jean-François, Roberge, Mathieu
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