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Natural disasters, investor sentiments and stock market reactions: Evidence from Turkey-Syria earthquakes (2023)
Journal Article
Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., Oyekola, O., Dosumu, O. E., & Adigun, R. (in press). Natural disasters, investor sentiments and stock market reactions: Evidence from Turkey-Syria earthquakes. Economics Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111153

This study provides stylized facts on the relationships between natural disasters, investor sentiments and market performance using the recent Turkey-Syria earthquakes. We employ daily stock market data relating to Turkey’s 21 major trading partners... Read More about Natural disasters, investor sentiments and stock market reactions: Evidence from Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

Electronic trading and stock market participation in Africa: Does technology induce participation? (2023)
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Adamolekun, G., Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., & Ahmed, A. (2023). Electronic trading and stock market participation in Africa: Does technology induce participation?. Economics Letters, 224, Article 110991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.110991

This study examines the effect of migrating to electronic trading platforms on stock market participation among African stock exchanges. Using Bayesian estimations, we demonstrate that transitioning from a physical to an electronic stock exchange dec... Read More about Electronic trading and stock market participation in Africa: Does technology induce participation?.

The Impact of Government Policy Responses to the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Brexit on the UK Financial Market: A Behavioural Perspective (2023)
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Sadie Paterson, A., Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., & Alabi, A. (in press). The Impact of Government Policy Responses to the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Brexit on the UK Financial Market: A Behavioural Perspective. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12702

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the Governor of the Bank of England, while granting an interview, described the pandemic as an unprecedented economic emergency and said that the Bank could go as far as radical money-prin... Read More about The Impact of Government Policy Responses to the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Brexit on the UK Financial Market: A Behavioural Perspective.