European monetary policy surprises: The aggregate and sectoral stock market response

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-171

  Bredin, Don ^a   Hyde, Stuart ^b   Nitzsche, Dirk ^c   O'Reilly, Gerard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CBSFAI ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Interest rates; Monetary policy; Stock market

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTEREST RATE; MONETARY POLICY; POLICY REFORM; STOCK MARKET;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66049129456     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.341     Document Type: Article

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