Capital Market Behavior and Operational Announcements of Layoffs, Operation Closings, and Pay Cuts

Lin, Ji-Chai; Rozeff, Michael S.

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Capital Market Behavior and Operational Announcements of Layoffs, Operation Closings, and Pay Cuts

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 3, 1993

17 Pages Posted: 23 May 2006

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Michael S. Rozeff

SUNY at Buffalo - Department of Financial & Managerial Economics

Abstract

This article examines the relation between stock returns and a set of operating decisions: layoffs, operation closings, and pay cuts. We find evidence that cost-cutting measures occur after significant stock price declines. Announcements of layoffs and temporary operation closings are associated with negative returns, while permanent operation closings do not have significant announcement effects.

Keywords: operation closings, cost-cutting, layoffs, pay cuts, stock returns

JEL Classification: G10, G14, G19, G34

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Lin, Ji-Chai and Rozeff, Michael S., Capital Market Behavior and Operational Announcements of Layoffs, Operation Closings, and Pay Cuts. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 3, 1993, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=903515