Asset market perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

TY - JOUR

T1 - Asset market perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

AU - Zussman, Asaf

AU - Zussman, Noam

AU - Nielsen, Morten Ørregaard

PY - 2008/2

Y1 - 2008/2

N2 - This paper locates turning points in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the late 1980s using asset market data from Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). We find that major escalations in violence, such as the outbreak of the Intifada in 2000, lead to significant declines in asset prices in both Israel and the PA. Conversely, major peace initiatives, such as the Oslo accords in 1993 and the Road Map plan in 2003, lead to substantial increases in asset prices on both sides of the conflict. An additional novel finding is that asset markets respond positively to the success of politicians who favour a negotiated settlement to the conflict.

AB - This paper locates turning points in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the late 1980s using asset market data from Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). We find that major escalations in violence, such as the outbreak of the Intifada in 2000, lead to significant declines in asset prices in both Israel and the PA. Conversely, major peace initiatives, such as the Oslo accords in 1993 and the Road Map plan in 2003, lead to substantial increases in asset prices on both sides of the conflict. An additional novel finding is that asset markets respond positively to the success of politicians who favour a negotiated settlement to the conflict.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=37749023332&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00607.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00607.x

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:37749023332

SN - 0013-0427

VL - 75

SP - 84

EP - 115

JO - Economica

JF - Economica

IS - 297

ER -