Arbeitspapier
The effects of uncertainty on market liquidity: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy
We test the effects of uncertainty on market liquidity using Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Given the unprecedented strength, scale and nature of the storm, the potential damages of a landfall near the Greater New York area were unpredictable and therefore uncertain. Using a difference-in-differences setting, we compare the market reactions of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with and without properties in the widely-published evacuation zone of New York City prior to landfall. We nd relatively less trading and wider bid-ask spreads in affected REITs. The results confirm theory on the detrimental effects of uncertainty on market functioning.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 18-024
Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
liquidity
financial crisis
natural experiment
Riordan, Ryan
Rottke, Nico
Zietz, Joachim
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-461619
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:23 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Rehse, Dominik
- Riordan, Ryan
- Rottke, Nico
- Zietz, Joachim
- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Entstanden
- 2018