Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of Jewish holidays on US stock market returns. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use event study and regression methodology to determine abnormal returns on Jewish holidays and windowed periods surrounding the day. In...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Andersen implosion over Enron impacted Fortune 500 firms that were competitors of Enron and/or audited by Andersen. This event provides an opportunity to study various contagion effects. Design/methodology/approach – An event study...