The global impact of Brexit uncertainty

Tarek A. Hassan, Stephan Hollander, L.A.G.M. van Lent, Ahmed Tahoun

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Abstract

We propose a text-based method for measuring the cross-border propagation of large shocks at the firm level. We apply this method to estimate the expected costs, benefits, and risks of Brexit and find widespread reverberations in listed firms in 81 countries. International (i.e., non-UK) firms most exposed to Brexit uncertainty (the second moment) significantly lost market value and reduced hiring and investments. International firms also overwhelmingly expected negative first-moment impacts from the UK’s decision to leave the EU, particularly related to regulation, asset prices, and labor market impacts of Brexit.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)413-458
JournalJournal of Finance
Volume79
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Brexit
  • uncertainty
  • sentiment
  • text-as-data
  • cross-country effects

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