On the use of event studies to evaluate economic policy decisions: A note of caution
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Keywords
event studies; abnormal returns; economic policy evaluation; regional free trade agreements; merger control decisions; IMF supported programs;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
- L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
- L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
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