The Impact of the Sri Lankan Civil War on the Stock Market Performances

This study examines the effects of terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan stock market during the last phase of the civil war. The mean adjusted returns model is employed to test whether the 19 industries in the Colombo Stock Exchange exhibit varied reactions for 9 selected terrorist attacks. Using dai...

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Main Author: Shashitha Gimhani Jayakody
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2017-03-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/32002/353209?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk