# kaal:claim:2629451-016

**Claim.** Unlike legislative mandates, N/DPA governance changes are preceded by no public debate or publicity, so their effect on firm value is not gradually incorporated into prices and is therefore testable by event study.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- contrast with congressional regulatory changes whose effects are anticipated gradually

**Source quote.**

> congressional mandates, prior to the ANDPAE there is no public debate or other publicity pertaining to the anticipated governance changes in the NDPA or possible fines. Accordingly, the effect of NDPA governance changes on firm value is not gradual and therefore testable.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Timothy Lacine, *Stock Price Response to Non- and Deferred Prosecution Agreements* (2015), IV. Univariate Analyses, page 8

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Timothy Lacine, Stock Price Response to Non- and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (2015). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2629451

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**Topics.** research-methods

**Keywords.** event-study, regulatory-change, firm-value, methodology, information-anticipation

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