EVENT STUDY STUDIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN ANALYTICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

DAVRANIŞSAL FİNANS ÇERÇEVESİNDE OLAY ETÜDÜ ÇALIŞMALARI: ANALİTİK BİR LİTERATÜR DEĞERLENDİRMESİ


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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17987202

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Behavioral Finance, Event Study, Financial Misinformation, Social Media, Literature Review

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This study aims to systematically evaluate research examining the response of financial markets to information flows using the event study method and to propose new research proposals from a behavioral finance perspective. The traditional event study approach is one of the primary empirical methods used to measure how financial asset prices respond to events such as corporate announcements and macroeconomic developments. However, the rapid and often unverified dissemination of information with digitalization is changing this situation. In this context, investors are exposed to financial misinformation through a wealth of digital news content, primarily through social media. This is believed to significantly impact investment decisions.

This study systematically categorizes the types of events, analysis methods, and impacts of relevant announcements in Turkish and international literature. Studies primarily focused on dividend policies, mergers and acquisitions, and credit rating announcements, demonstrating the limitations of existing knowledge. The findings suggest that the existing literature does not sufficiently consider fundamental elements of the modern information environment, such as information quality, financial misinformation, social media-driven perception, and investor psychology. In this regard, the study suggests new research areas from a behavioral finance perspective and provides a conceptual framework for how the event study method can be adapted to the current information environment.

Keywords: Behavioral Finance, Event Study, Financial Misinformation, Social Media, Literature Review

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Published

2025-12-20

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KESKİN, O. (2025). EVENT STUDY STUDIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN ANALYTICAL LITERATURE REVIEW: DAVRANIŞSAL FİNANS ÇERÇEVESİNDE OLAY ETÜDÜ ÇALIŞMALARI: ANALİTİK BİR LİTERATÜR DEĞERLENDİRMESİ. Socrates Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 11(60), 73–84. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17987202