This paper examines the relationship between the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) and election polls during the 1988 … Canadian General Election campaign. Two hypotheses are investigated: first, did polls influence the TSE, and secondly, if so …

framework, this paper examines the impactof the 2016 US presidential election (henceforth Trump election) on US stock market as … strong evidence that theTrump election has increased the level/trend and lowered the volatility of S&P 500 index inboth ex …

different political administrations and these opinions are expressed through the trading of shares around the election cycle …. However, the results do not provide support for the notion of an ‘election cycle pat- tern', that is, a general increase in … stock prices around the election cycle, and except in the case of Jamaica, where the stock market appears to disapprove of …

around the presidential election day …

This study investigates movements of the stock return volatility during election periods (from one-year before an … election to one-year after the election) with the use of data from 16 countries. The main findings of this study are (1) stock … return volatility declines over time as elections approach, (2) the level of the stock return volatility during election …

IPOs originating from a state when it is scheduled to have an election. To establish identification, we develop a … lower IPO offer prices (hence higher costs of capital) during election years …

or from a Republican to a Democratic candidate causes stronger stock market effects than re-election or the election of a … returns around the election day. The results are relevant for academics, investors and policy makers alike because they …

stock market pre-election and post-election periods Elections. An event study was conducted for this paper focusing on two …