On the Use of the Log Car Measure in Event Studies

Cambridge University Research Paper in Management Studies Working Paper No. 08/2000

9 Pages Posted: 8 Jan 2003

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Gishan Dissanaike

University of Cambridge - Judge Business School

Alexandre Le Fur

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein - Equity Capital Markets

Date Written: March 2000

Abstract

Cross-sectional averages of logarithmic returns have been used to measure shareholder wealth effects in several Event Studies. No adequate explanation of the implied portfolio strategy has ever been provided in the literature. We argue that the method is biased or does not portray a realistic portfolio strategy. It should therefore be used with caution in the 'event study' literature.

Keywords: Event Study, Continuously Compounded Returns, Geometric Mean, Wealth Effects, Corporate Finance, Market Efficiency

JEL Classification: G14, G34

Suggested Citation

Dissanaike, Gishan and Le Fur, Alexandre, On the Use of the Log Car Measure in Event Studies (March 2000). Cambridge University Research Paper in Management Studies Working Paper No. 08/2000, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=352940 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.352940

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