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Southern African Development Community Free Trade Agreement Impact On South Africa Stock Returns

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  • Yvan Nezerwe

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This paper examines the impact of the Southern African Development Community free trade agreement on the stock returns on South Africa Stock returns. The free trade area was officially implemented on August 18th 2008. The available literature shows that free trade areas create positive returns for investors. In this study, the author examined daily data and used an OLS regression. The Event Window covered 90 days. The results showed that the free trade area had a positive impact on the stock returns in South Africa.

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  • Yvan Nezerwe, 2014. "Southern African Development Community Free Trade Agreement Impact On South Africa Stock Returns," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 8(1), pages 57-63.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:gjbres:v:8:y:2014:i:1:p:57-63
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    1. Bram Daelemans & Joseph P. Daniels & Farrokh Nourzad, 2018. "Free Trade Agreements and Volatility of Stock Returns and Exchange Rates: Evidence from NAFTA," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 29(1), pages 141-163, February.

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    Keywords

    South Africa; Event Studies; Free Trade Agreement;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

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