The growth rate of total factor productivity seems to have increased recently, at least in the United States. Higher US productivity growth may justify higher stock market valuations than in the past and thus herald an emerging New Economy. However, the size of the estimated growth rate of total...

This paper examines the Japanese government's ‘Project for Green Consumer Electronics to Promote Business through the Use of Eco-points' and its economic impact on consumer electronics firms' stock prices. In order to achieve our aim, we employ event study methodology. Our results show that...