TY - JOUR
T1 - A monthly stock exchange index for Ireland, 1864-1930
AU - Grossman, Richard S.
AU - Lyons, Ronan C.
AU - O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshoj
AU - Ursu, Madalina A.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - This paper constructs new monthly Irish stock market price indices for 1864-1930. In addition to a total market index covering 118 equity securities issued by ninety-four companies, sectoral indices are presented for railways, financial services companies, and other companies. Nominal equity prices doubled between 1864 and 1898. Between the turn of the century and 1914, prices fell by 25 percent, in contrast to the price increases experienced on the London exchange. Overall, the average annual gain in equity prices over the period was just 0.9 percent. We speculate about the respective roles of Irish politics and international shocks in driving these trends.
AB - This paper constructs new monthly Irish stock market price indices for 1864-1930. In addition to a total market index covering 118 equity securities issued by ninety-four companies, sectoral indices are presented for railways, financial services companies, and other companies. Nominal equity prices doubled between 1864 and 1898. Between the turn of the century and 1914, prices fell by 25 percent, in contrast to the price increases experienced on the London exchange. Overall, the average annual gain in equity prices over the period was just 0.9 percent. We speculate about the respective roles of Irish politics and international shocks in driving these trends.
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U2 - 10.1093/ereh/heu010
DO - 10.1093/ereh/heu010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84905219793
SN - 1361-4916
VL - 18
SP - 248
EP - 276
JO - European Review of Economic History
JF - European Review of Economic History
IS - 3
ER -