Impact of elections on stock price graph: a case of US elections
by Abhishek Behl; Shreya Sethi
International Journal of Management Practice (IJMP), Vol. 9, No. 3, 2016

Abstract: This paper focuses on the impact of US presidential elections on stock market. Thus, this paper aims to analyse the impact of the US presidential elections that have taken place from 1980 to 2010, on the stock market performance for eight different industries. The paper puts special emphasis on studying the abnormality of return related to stock prices and evaluating the uncertainty between the firm's tax policy and stock market, around the time of upcoming presidential elections. This is a comparative study wherein the effects of pre- and post-election have been assessed. The empirical analysis undertaken relies on secondary data collected from various online sources. The results of the papers highlight; industry return data churn out ambiguous results when compared for winning election party. Also, the rate of reaction tends to differ grossly with respect to different industries. Democratic victory impacts the stock return negatively but in case of Republican victory the result is insignificant. A positive correlation exists between abnormal stock price and firms' marginal tax rate around the day of the election. The paper proves there is a transitional effect of election, felt in the stock market irrespective of the anticipated outcome of the election.

Online publication date: Sat, 16-Jul-2016

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