Cumulative Abnormal Returns (CAR)

question 20

Multiple Choice

Cumulative abnormal returns (CAR)

• A) are used in event studies.
• B) are better measures of security returns due to firm-specific events than are abnormal returns (AR).
• C) are cumulated over the period prior to the firm-specific event.
• D) are used in event studies and are better measures of security returns due to firm-specific events than are abnormal returns (AR).
• E) are used in event studies and are cumulated over the period prior to the firm-specific event.

Understand the social and economic changes in post-World War II America.

Recognize the impact of the Cold War on American society and international relations.

Identify the role of consumerism and technology in shaping the 1950s American lifestyle.

Analyze the influence of media and popular culture in postwar America.

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Definitions:

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Production

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