In March of 2000 the New York Stock Exchange proposed a merger with The Nasdaq Stock Market. Applying a qualitative assessment to the proposed merger from the organizations' perspective it is argued that the merger would be favorable for both organizations. Applying a quantitative assessment to...

This paper employs a natural experiment research design to analyze the differences in the effects of the 2002 notice concerning private securities litigation issued by the Supreme People's Court on stock price performance in A/B-share markets. Using a sample of 162 twin A/B-shares issued by 81...

Exploring staggered quasi-exogenous regulatory changes in China, we find that banking sector FDI significantly reduces the likelihood of stock price crashes of domestic listed firms. The effect is more pronounced among firms with ex-ante lower disclosure quality and worse performances, which...

This paper investigates the effects of aggregate stock market liquidity on innovation at both aggregate and firm levels for publicly traded firms in the U.S. I show that both effects are significantly positive. Next, I provide two underlying mechanisms through which aggregate stock liquidity...

We studied the effect of the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) on stock markets around the globe. Using a detailed cross-country daily returns data set we found that (a) market returns on the day following the clock shift were significantly lower than the corresponding day of a week unaffected...

We investigate the nexus between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firms’ stock market liquidity. Using actual firm-level CSR expenditure data and a quasi-natural experiment setup of a mandated CSR regulation in India, we find that firms complying with the mandate and expending on CSR...

Watching late-night TV shows has become prevalent and causes significant sleep loss. We examine how it affects financial markets. We find that market returns significantly decline on days following the release of popular late-night TV shows. The effect is stronger when stocks have larger market...

The ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) concept has been increasingly adopted in financial markets, this paper studies the evolving effect of corporate ESG performance on the stock returns in China’s stock markets. Utilizing the Paris Agreement and China’s President Xi’s pledge to...

This paper offers new evidence on informed trading around merger and acquisition announcements from the UK equity and options market. The analysis suggests that in about 25%-33% of events there is abnormal option trading volume during the month that precedes the announcement. Such evidence is...