“…For these markets, departure from the EMH could be caused by their limited development, compared to other more developed markets. In fact, in developed markets like those used to compare the results in this paper, it is usual to find some evidence against full verification of the EMH (see, for example, Di Matteo et al, 2005or Ferreira & Dionísio, 2014, among many others). However, it is relevant to state that even in the case of evidence against the EMH, some work identifies that some CEEC markets, mainly the three used in this study, have increased their efficiency over time.…”