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Measuring Security Price Performance Using Chilean Daily Stock Returns: The Event Study Method

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  • Rodrigo Saens
  • Eduardo Sandoval

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Following the Brown-Warner simulation approach and using Chilean daily security returns data, we examine the specification and power of three parametric t-tests commonly used in event-studies: the standardized, the cross-sectional and the porfolio t-test.

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  • Rodrigo Saens & Eduardo Sandoval, 2005. "Measuring Security Price Performance Using Chilean Daily Stock Returns: The Event Study Method," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 42(126), pages 307-328.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:42:y:2005:i:126:p:307-328
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    Event studies method; specification tests;

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    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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