Table 2

Comparative statistics for emerging and developed markets

 ReturnReturn (local currency)Standard DeviationSkewnessKurtosisCorrelation with world
MSCI-World0.070.070.14−0.761.721.00
Emerging Markets
Pakistan0.100.170.30−0.062.440.19
Argentina0.120.240.39−0.211.710.48
Brazil0.190.460.40−0.031.230.60
Chile0.090.100.21−0.161.620.54
China0.070.130.454.7552.290.15
Colombia0.170.170.29−0.080.550.54
The Czech Republic0.080.030.27−0.382.140.58
Egypt0.100.180.330.171.620.41
Greece0.010.060.33−0.330.550.64
Hungary0.170.190.32−0.512.420.65
Indonesia0.110.150.360.034.270.48
India0.110.130.300.101.810.49
Korea0.070.080.340.826.690.57
Malaysia0.040.060.260.717.760.43
Mexico0.130.150.29−0.842.700.63
The Philippines0.070.100.290.726.130.47
Poland0.160.220.422.0015.540.53
Peru0.160.200.310.403.490.47
Russia0.160.230.42−0.573.970.55
Thailand0.060.060.320.182.660.51
Taiwan0.050.070.270.702.990.53
Turkey0.150.390.500.472.510.46
Developed Markets
Australia0.090.060.20−0.521.780.81
Austria0.100.070.24−0.813.160.77
Belgium0.040.060.20−0.782.610.81
Canada0.090.070.19−0.702.960.82
Denmark0.130.110.19−0.612.590.74
Finland0.050.120.270.062.080.78
France0.050.060.21−0.440.730.91
Germany0.080.100.23−0.351.530.90
Hong Kong0.080.090.250.202.480.69
Ireland0.050.080.21−0.762.180.78
Israel0.110.100.23−0.211.480.69
Italy0.020.060.23−0.280.940.81
Japan0.020.020.180.160.610.65
The Netherlands0.040.080.21−0.712.340.90
Norway0.150.130.24−0.732.900.77
Portugal0.000.040.22−0.471.080.70
Singapore0.060.040.21−0.482.570.77
Spain0.030.070.23−0.210.970.79
Sweden0.110.110.23−0.231.480.84
Switzerland0.090.070.16−0.400.950.76
UK0.050.040.15−0.381.180.88
USA0.080.070.14−0.782.230.95

Source(s): Own elaboration based on data taken from Thomson-Reuters DataStream

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