This paper identifies several stylised facts relating to the volatility and price discovery process from eight cryptocurrencies utilising an empirical analysis of intra-day trading data to uncover four main results. First, cryptocurrencies exhibit weekend-volatility effects while intra-day...

We investigate how mass shootings influence the stock price of firearms manufacturers. While it is well known that mass shootings lead to increased firearms sales, the response from financial markets is unclear. On one hand, given the observed short-term increase in demand, firearm stock prices...

This study adds to the economic analysis of crime by examining whether fuel theft reacts to different fuel price levels. We cooperated with the State Office of Criminal Investigation Baden-Wuerttemberg and collected data on fuel theft. Thus, we have a unique data set with which we can...