{"id":2561,"date":"2026-08-16T15:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/?page_id=2561"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:35:06","slug":"wealth-effects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/all-issues\/wealth-effects\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wealth Effects of Bond Rating Announcements<\/h2>\n<p>Multinational Finance Journal, 2018, vol. 22, no. 3\/4, pp. 211\u2013254<\/p>\n<p style=\"align-items: center;gap: 12px;font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/03\/Wealth-Effects-of-Bond-Rating-Announcements.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2383\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/07\/download-blue-button-300x89.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/07\/download-blue-button-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/07\/download-blue-button.png 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yuriy Zabolotnyuk<\/strong>, <em>Carleton University, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This paper employs meta-analysis methodology to reconcile the diverse international empirical evidence on the effects of bond rating announcements on the stock prices of the issuing firms. The random-effects model meta-analysis of 53 published studies and 421 sub-samples of data covering a range of countries and 44,713 bond rating announcements reveals an average cumulative abnormal stock return of -1.64% associated with the bond downgrades and an average cumulative abnormal stock return of 0.28% associated with the bond upgrades. Factors such as initial bond rating, issuer location, announcement period, and rating change size have significant effects on the size of the abnormal stock returns around the rating announcement dates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keywords:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bond rating announcements; wealth effects; meta-analysis; information asymmetry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Citation (APA):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"144\">Zabolotnyuk, Y. (2018). Wealth effects of bond rating announcements. <em data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"129\">Multinational Finance Journal, 22<\/em>(3\/4), 211\u2013254.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Citation (Harvard):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a4d709d-d18c-83ed-83c9-0a01bb24e020-9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a4d709d-d18c-83ed-83c9-0a01bb24e020-9\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a4d709d-d18c-83ed-83c9-0a01bb24e020-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-82\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"84f33164-631c-4a55-913b-85109ca768e0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"296\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Zabolotnyuk, Y., 2018. 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