Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The three chapters of this thesis revolve around the trade in English stocks in the Amsterdam market during the 18th century. In the first chapter I use the primitive communication technology of that time to identify the impact of news on stock price volatility. I find that the arrival of news through sailing boats can explain between 30 and 50% of the price movements of the English stocks in Amsterdam. In the second chapter I provide evidence for the use and revelation of private information in the Amsterdam market. I show that price movements in Amsterdam and London are correlated, even when no information could be transmitted between the two markets. In the final chapter (joint with Hans-Joachim Voth) we study the impact of distressed trade in Amsterdam on stock prices. We show that prices responded immediately to news about the distress, but that actual distressed transactions were delayed.
Author: Peter Koudijs
Language: English
Subfield: Finance
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2488231700