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The 2000 Presidential Election and the Information

Id：2085 Date：20131014 Status：published ClickTimes：
作者Yan He, Hai Lin, Chunchi Wu, Uric B. Dufrene
正文We investigate the information cost of stock trading during the 2000 presidential election. We find that the uncertainty of the election induces information asymmetry of politically sensitive firms under the Bush/Gore platforms. The unusual delay in election results creates a significant increase in the adverse selection component of the trading cost of politically sensitive stocks. Cross-sectional variations in bid-ask spreads are significantly and positively related to changes in information cost, controlling for the effects of liquidity cost and stock characteristics. This empirical evidence is robust to different estimation methods.
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关键词：Presidential election; Information asymmetry; Transaction costs; Bid-ask spreads; Adverse selection cost
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