Abstract
Studies have shown that religious beliefs and practice play an important role in influencing share price behaviour. Evidence of a Ramadan effect has been documented in Muslim countries suggesting an increase in mean returns as well as a reduction in volatility during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In addition to the Ramadan effect, studies have also documented a January effect in Muslim countries. The current study investigates what happens when the Ramadan effect and the January effect occur at the same time. Controlling for the effects of financial crises and time-varying volatility in returns, the results for individual company data from four countries with sizeable Muslim populations indicate higher returns and lower volatility when these two effects overlap, except in one, arguably more Western country, Turkey.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 85-96 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance |
Volume | 74 |
Early online date | 29 May 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 29 May 2018 |
Keywords
- January effects
- Ramadan effects
- anomalous interaction
- risk-adjusted returns
- JEL classification
- G14
- G15
- Anomalous interaction
- Risk-adjusted returns
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
- Finance