Trade liberalization, free trade agreements, and the value of firms: Stock market evidence from Singapore

被引:6
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作者
Parinduri, Rasyad A. [1 ]
Thangavelu, Shandre M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Business, Semenyih 43500, Malaysia
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Econ, Singapore 117570, Singapore
关键词
free trade agreements; event study analysis; Singapore; F13; F14; G14; INDUSTRY; EVENT; PRODUCTIVITY; CANADA;
D O I
10.1080/09638199.2011.616934
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine the effects of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the value of firms listed in the Singapore Exchange using event study analysis. Despite the predictability of the FTA negotiations, we find that one event - the removal of the last obstacle to the free trade deal in January 2003 - increases the value of firms in some industries by 1-11% on average. These results indicate that trade liberalization and FTAs do increase the value of firms.
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页码:924 / 941
页数:18
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