Taking advantage of Ramadan and January in Muslim countries

Halari, A, Helliar, C, Power, DM and Tantisantiwong, N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-2970, 2019. Taking advantage of Ramadan and January in Muslim countries. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 74, pp. 85-96. ISSN 1062-9769

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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.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Creators:	Halari, A., Helliar, C., Power, D.M. and Tantisantiwong, N.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	November 2019
Volume:	74
ISSN:	1062-9769
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.qref.2018.05.018 DOI S1062976917303472 Publisher Item Identifier 1068660 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	13 Jun 2019 14:40
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2021 13:59
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/36767

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