期刊名称：International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
电子版ISSN：2146-4138
出版年度：2020
卷号：10
期号：3
页码：139-148
DOI：10.32479/ijefi.9591
出版社：EconJournals
摘要：Motivated by the previous literature on investor sentiment and assuming that terrorist activities affect investor mood, this study attempts to address the psychological impact of terrorism for investors in Pakistan stock market. Apart from a direct economic loss, major terrorist incidents create/exacerbate uncertainty and fear in the market. The investors are likely to over-respond to such incidents and once the dust settles the market tend to recover. The analysis of cumulative abnormal returns in the aftermaths of terrorist incidents and the volume analysis provide strong evidence that the terrorist incidents adversely affect investors’ sentiments and confidence in the market as manifested through relatively feeble trading volumes.
