Fear from uncertainty: An event study of Khashoggi and stock market returns

被引:57
作者
Bash, Ahmad [1 ]
Alsaifi, Khaled [1 ]
机构
[1] Coll Business Studies, PAAET, Kuwait, Kuwait
关键词
Stock returns; Event-study methodology; Jamal Khashoggi; Financial risk;
D O I
10.1016/j.jbef.2019.05.004
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This study investigates whether uncertain events affect stock market outcomes. To perform a natural experiment, we measure the effect of the uncertain event of Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance on the Saudi Stock Exchange. We use traditional event-study methodologies to analyse the data. The findings indicate that this event supports a downward trend in cumulative abnormal returns across all companies, implying a negative effect of uncertainty on stock returns. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:54 / 58
页数:5
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