The impact of the SARS outbreak on Taiwanese hotel stock performance: An event-study approach

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 200-212

  Chen, Ming Hsiang ^a   Kim, Woo Gon ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Shawn)   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Event study; Hotel stocks; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751176281     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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