The Effect of War Risk on Managerial and Investor Behavior
Evidence from the Brussels Stock Exchange in the Pre-1914 Era
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| ID | 5752913 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Gertjan Verdickt (0000-0002-7912-5169, University of Antwerp, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2020 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 629-669 |
| Data de publicação | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050720000303 |
| OpenAlex | W2989799001 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 15 |
| Referências citadas | 40 |
With two news-based measures on war, I document that managers mitigated war risk through dividend cuts, arguably to establish a war chest. Moreover, I find that companies postponed their initial public offerings and that foreign companies were more likely to delist after the onset of wars. Investors reacted negatively to the increase in war news coverage. There is evidence of mean-reversion after a threat of war and a negative drift following the start of war. Finally, I highlight the importance of proximity to military conflicts. In general, the evidence indicates that both managers and investors became more risk averse as a consequence of war news
Business · Dividend · Economics · Financial economics · Monetary economics · Political science · Spanish Civil War · Stock (firearms) · Stock exchange · Corporate Finance and Governance · Finance · Financial Markets and Investment Strategies · History · Law · Market Dynamics and Volatility
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| Obras citantes distintas | 15 |
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| Citações por ano | 5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
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