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The Market Reaction To The 1986 Tax Overhaul: A Study Of The Capital Gain Tax Change

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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) eliminated the favorable tax treatment on long‐term capital gains in the US. Using a standard event study… CONTENTS AND ABSTRACTS 111 methodology, this paper examines daily stock return reactions to the tax overhaul. The results show that high dividend yield stocks earned a significant positive abnormal return and low yield stocks a significant negative return during the legislation period. This finding is consistent with the notion that the TRA made the market valuation of stocks shift in favor of high yield stocks.

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  • Hwee‐yong J. Jang, 1994. "The Market Reaction To The 1986 Tax Overhaul: A Study Of The Capital Gain Tax Change," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(8), pages 1179-1193, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jbfnac:v:21:y:1994:i:8:p:1179-1193
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.1994.tb00370.x
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