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Abstract
One of the most important news events for the U.S. stock markets is certainly the election of the President. This study seeks to determine whether market reactions to elections are a valuable source of information for investors. Using data for the years 1896–2001, a momentum effect appears during the remainder of the election year, a slight reversal effect appears across the president’s term, and a strong reversal effect appears during the President’s second year in office. The difference in campaign information during the election and actual subsequent economic policy implementations may explain why the market’s vote does count.
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