A Fortune from misfortune: Evidence from hog firms’ stock price responses to China's African Swine Fever outbreaks

China is the world's largest hog producer and a leading pork importer. Since August 2018, ongoing outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious and deadly disease affecting pigs, have hit China's livestock industries and wiped out 40% of China's pigs. We leverage data on...

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Main Authors: Chen, C.-T (Author), Xiong, T. (Author), Zhang, W. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
Subjects:
pig
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