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Abnormal returns from joining Congress? Evidence from new members
Study of politicians’ stock portfolios before and after election to Congress, 2004–2010, by Joshua Hall, Serkan Karadas and Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, in the Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2017.
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They also find that it takes two consecutive terms in Congress for members to start making informed trades that earn themselves abnormal returns. However, these abnormal returns only accrue to those who serve on powerful committees.
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Abnormal returns from joining Congress? Evidence from new members (abstract), Journal of Financial Economic Policy, via EconPapers, 2017.
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They also find that it takes two consecutive terms in Congress for members to start making informed trades that earn themselves abnormal returns. However, these abnormal returns only accrue to those who serve on powerful committees.
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