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. 2021 Sep 9;139:103893. doi: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103893

Table 1.

Stock market jumps due to Coronavirus news and announcements as reported by Baker et al. (2020a).

Date S&P 500 jump Brief explanation
24/02/2020 −0.034 Pandemic fears
25/02/2020 −0.030 Pandemic fears
27/02/2020 −0.044 Pandemic fears
05/03/2020 −0.034 Pandemic fears
11/03/2020 −0.049 Worsening COVID-19 infections
12/03/2020 −0.095 COVID-19 infection surge
16/03/2020 −0.120 COVID-19 infection surge
18/03/2020 −0.052 COVID-19 infection surge
01/04/2020 −0.044 COVID-19 infection surge
06/04/2020 0.070 Success of COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe
08/04/2020 0.034 Pandemic slowdown in Europe and the US
14/04/2020 0.031 Reopening possible in the US
17/04/2020 0.027 COVID-19 drugs trial
18/05/2020 0.032 Hopes for COVID-19 vaccine
11/06/2020 −0.059 COVID-19 infection surge
24/06/2020 −0.026 COVID-19 infection surge
28/10/2020 −0.035 COVID-19 fears