The efficient market hypothesis: problems with interpretations of empirical tests

Despite many “refutations” in empirical tests, the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) remains the central concept of financial economics. The EMH’s resistance to the results of empirical testing emerges from the fact that the EMH is not a falsifiable theory. Its axiomatic definition shows how asset p...

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Main Authors: Denis Alajbeg, Zoran Bubaš, Velimir Šonje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Public Finance 2012-03-01
Series:Financial Theory and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.ijf.hr/upload/files/file/FTP/2012/1/alajbeg-bubas-sonje.pdf