CRSP tapes report stock prices and returns for all stocks listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges.
These parameters are consistent with statistics for the history of the CRSP tapes. (See Ibbotson & Sinquefeld, 1999).
Foreign firms that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, or the NASDAQ were identified from the CRSP tapes. All foreign firms traded in the form of common shares as well as ADRs are included in the sample.
In each scenario, foreign firms are randomly drawn from the CRSP tapes with replacement and assigned to 250 random samples.
The first step in our empirical analysis is a replication of the Litzenberger and Ramaswamy (1979) experiment using the same data (the monthly
CRSP tapes) and the same time period (1936-1977).
The sample selection process for this study started by identifying all firms listed as ADRs on the 1994
CRSP tapes. This provided a list of 368 ADRs, with some firms having multiple issues.
Using the daily
CRSP tapes, the analysis reviews the announcement effect for all available disinvesting firms from 1980 to 1991.
All securities listed on the
CRSP tapes are assigned a decile ranking based on year-end market value of equity.
To be included in the sample, the rival had to trade on the New York or American stock exchange so that its share prices were available on the
CRSP tapes.
First it permits the use of the
CRSP tapes (Center for Research in Security Prices from the University of Chicago) that contain stock return data for all stocks listed on these exchanges.
The daily stock returns data are obtained from the 1993
CRSP tapes; 577 firms are not listed in the
CRSP tapes.
This sample is compiled from the delistings due to takeovers obtained from the
CRSP tapes. Information on the announcement date, the resolution date, and the characteristics of the takeover is gathered from the WSJI.
