Does COVID-19-specific news affect stock market liquidity? Evidence from Japan

This article examines the effect of COVID-19-specific news on stock market liquidity in the Japanese Topix 500-listed firms. Our empirical analyses show that both COVID-19 confirmed cases and COVID-19-specific news induce a negative effect on stock market liquidity. These findings suggest that the e...

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Main Authors: Wurong Yang, Naoki Watanabel, Hideaki Sakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016123003564