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SUBMITTER: Heyden KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467079 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heyden Kim J KJ Heyden Thomas T
Finance research letters 20200902
We study the short-term market reactions of US and European stocks during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing an event study, we document that stocks react significantly negatively to the announcement of the first death in a given country. While our results suggest that the announcements of country-specific fiscal policy measures negatively affect stock returns, monetary policy measures have the potential to calm markets. These reactions are either intensified or lessened by firm-s ...[more]