This study provides further insight into the information content of dividends by investigating stock price reaction to the announcement of cash dividends in the unique environments presented by Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. In the case of Jamaica, we document a positive relationship between...

This paper adds to the literature on the behavior of stock prices around the ex-dividend date by providing evidence on the behavior of stock returns and trading volumes around the ex-dividend date in the unique environment of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The Jamaica Stock Exchange is...

This study uses the event study methodology adjusted for thin trading, to explore semi-strong form market efficiency in the context of thin trading. The paper does this by investigating stock price reaction to major national and international news events in six frontier stock markets, which are...

This study is the first to investigate stock price reaction to parliamentary elections in the Commonwealth Caribbean. The study finds that parliamentary elections have a statistically significant effect on stock prices in the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, but no effect in...

Firms around the globe have enhanced their green credentials as a means of increasing competitiveness and improving firm performance. The literature on firms and news suggests that stock prices of most firms tends to be very responsive to news items in the short-term. However, many green...

This study investigates the reaction of stock prices to sovereign debt restructurings and credit rating reviews in six frontier stock markets. The study uses the event study methodology corrected for the impact of thin trading to investigate stock market reaction to sovereign debt restructurings...

This paper adds to the literature on the behavior of stock prices around the ex-dividend date by providing evidence on the behavior of stock returns and trading volumes around the ex-dividend date in the unique environment of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The Jamaica Stock Exchange is...