Abstract
We test the effects of uncertainty on market liquidity using Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Given the unprecedented strength, scale, and nature of the storm, the potential damages of a landfall near the Greater New York area were unpredictable and therefore uncertain. Using a difference-in-differences setting, we compare the market reactions of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with and without properties in the widely published evacuation zone of New York City prior to landfall. We find relatively less trading and wider bid-ask spreads in affected REITs. The results confirm theory on the detrimental effects of uncertainty on market functioning.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Keywords: | Uncertainty, Liquidity, Financial crisis, Natural experiment |
| Faculties: | Munich School of Management > Institute for Financial Innovation and Technology |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
| ISSN: | 0304-405X |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 107105 |
| Date Deposited: | 13. Sep 2023, 16:56 |
| Last Modified: | 13. Sep 2023, 16:56 |
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