Shareholders' wealth has become an important concept among investors in the globalized economy. Investors who have a variety of options will be interested in evaluating the performance of corporate sector in terms of shareholders' wealth before making any investments. Shareholders' wealth is...

This dissertation consists of three empirical studies on capital market efficiency in a broader sense. Two of the three papers are dedicated to the examination of short-term stock-returns in the wake of large one-day price changes – positive or negative. If significant abnormal returns can be...