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november 13, 2003
Fotbollsresultat påverkar börsen
Nature-artikeln Football results kick share prices beskriver om en koppling mellan fotbollsresultat och börshandeln. Tilläggas ska väl att det är i Storbritannien undersökningen gjorts.
The ups and downs of the UK stock market mirror the triumphs and disasters of the England football team, economists have found.
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Significant increases in share prices followed good results. Defeats usually preceded drops. Draws came somewhere in the middle. Random changes are the norm.
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Some of the effect may come through a direct influence on spending, says Gerrard. A nation's continued presence in a tournament leads to more money being spent in that country on drink, eating out, football memorabilia, tickets for domestic matches and so on. Elimination brings this spree to an end.
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A good result also affects traders' moods.
Posted by hakank at november 13, 2003 07:09 EM Posted to Komplexitet/emergens