Stock bubbles under sudden public crises: A perspective from the excessive financialization of firms

Jiaxin Wang, Zhaowei Zhu and Xiang Huang

Finance Research Letters, 2023, vol. 57, issue C

Abstract: This paper examines the crowding-out effect of the sudden onset of COVID-19 on the share price bubbles of over-financialized firms, and identifies the mechanisms responsible for this effect. Our findings suggest that COVID-19 has a significant crowding-out effect on the share price bubbles of over-financialized firms, which can be attributed to its impact on subjective investor sentiment and objective stock liquidity. The crowding-out effect is heterogeneous between different ownership, debt structure, and COVID-19 pandemic shocks. Our research suggests that the virtual economy may face a higher risk of the bubble bursting under the sudden public shock.

Keywords: Corporate over-financialization; Stock price bubbles; Investor sentiment; Liquidity constraints (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 G12 G30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.104189

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