The impact of short selling on market efficiency

This article studies how short-sale constraints affect price efficiency in Brazilian stocks. The study uses a data set with all equity loan deals done in Brazil between January 2009 and July 2011. The main findings are the mapping of efficiency stock characteristics (i.e. stocks with more liquid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniel Dantas de Castro
Other Authors: Bruno Cara Giovannetti
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-11032016-153615/