Using an international dataset, this letter examines the consequences of stock market fluctuations for health outcomes. It is found that high returns are associated with increased death rate from alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity and drug use disorders. Although the out of pocket expenditure...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the efficacy of Financial Services and Markets Act (FMSA) (2000) in deterring illegal insider trading in target companies around the time of a merger and aquisition announcement. Design/methodology/approach The author uses an event study to...