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Penny wise and pound foolish: capital gains tax and trading volume on the Zagreb Stock Exchange*
Tomislav Globan**
Tomislav Globan
Affiliation: Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
 0000-0001-5716-2113
Tihana Škrinjarić** 
Article | Year: 2020 | Pages: 299 - 329 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 3 Received: June 1, 2019 | Accepted: February 9, 2020 | Published online: September 1, 2020
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Source: Authors’ estimations.
Source: Authors’ estimations.
Source: Authors’ estimations.
|
Day
|
Sign test
|
|
Normal
approximation
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Exact
binomial
|
|
-10
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1.17
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(0.243)
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28
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(0.243)
|
|
-9
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1.75*
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(0.080)
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30*
|
(0.079)
|
|
-8
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2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
|
|
-7
|
2.33**
|
(0.020)
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32**
|
(0.019)
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|
-6
|
2.33**
|
(0.020)
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32**
|
(0.019)
|
|
-5
|
3.21***
|
(0.001)
|
35***
|
(0.001)
|
|
-4
|
2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
|
|
-3
|
2.33**
|
(0.020)
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32**
|
(0.019)
|
|
-2
|
2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
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|
-1
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2.63***
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(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
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|
0
|
2.33**
|
(0.020)
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32**
|
(0.019)
|
|
1
|
3.21***
|
(0.001)
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35***
|
(0.001)
|
|
2
|
2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
|
|
3
|
1.46
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(0.145)
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29
|
(0.144)
|
|
4
|
2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
|
|
5
|
1.75*
|
(0.080)
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30*
|
(0.079)
|
|
6
|
2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
|
|
7
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2.63***
|
(0.009)
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33***
|
(0.008)
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|
8
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2.04**
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(0.041)
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31**
|
(0.040)
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|
9
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2.04**
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(0.041)
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31**
|
(0.040)
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|
10
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1.75*
|
(0.080)
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30*
|
(0.079)
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Note: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1. p-values in parentheses. Source: Authors’ estimations.
Source: Authors’ estimations.
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|
(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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Polynomial order
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p=4
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p=3
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p=2
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p=1
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Estimator
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|
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Conventional
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-0.667**
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-0.505**
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-0.362*
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-0.251
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(0.320)
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(0.249)
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(0.219)
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(0.169)
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Bias-corrected
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-0.719**
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-0.536**
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-0.411*
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-0.309*
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(0.320)
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(0.249)
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(0.219)
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(0.169)
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Robust std. errors
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-0.719**
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-0.536*
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-0.411*
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-0.309
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(0.350)
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(0.276)
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(0.248)
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(0.196)
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Number of
obs.
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Total
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3096
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3096
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3096
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3096
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Left of the cut-off
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1574
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1574
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1574
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1574
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Right of the cut-off
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1522
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1522
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1522
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1522
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Note: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1. Standard errors in parentheses. Source: Authors’ estimations.
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|
(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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Panel EGLS (cross-section weights)
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Panel least squares (no weights)
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Dependent variable (volume)
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growth rate
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log
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in HRK
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growth rate
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log
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in HRK
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volume(-1)
|
-0.437***
(0.018)
|
0.443***
(0.024)
|
0.284***
(0.029)
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-0.442***
(0.022)
|
0.444***
(0.024)
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0.069*
(0.037)
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tax
|
-0.446***
(0.097)
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-0.458***
(0.113)
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-27,961.4***
(8,468.0)
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-0.497***
(0.094)
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-0.489***
(0.113)
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-26,445.0
(20,793.4)
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pretax
|
0.164***
(0.038)
|
0.188***
(0.033)
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5,987.7***
(2,244.3)
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0.139***
(0.040)
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0.160***
(0.033)
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-32,576.2*
(17,940.9)
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aftertax
|
-0.001
(0.053)
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-0.078
(0.049)
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232.0
(3,390.7)
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0.009
(0.055)
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-0.063
(0.049)
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34,853.7
(36,126.9)
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stdev
|
0.032***
(0.011)
|
0.004
(0.113)
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313.56
(574.83)
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0.018*
(0.011)
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-0.006
(0.010)
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-3,060.3
(5,914.17)
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return
|
0.061***
(0.021)
|
0.049***
(0.019)
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1,252.41
(813.42)
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0.054**
(0.022)
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0.039**
(0.018)
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11,519.3
(7,654.1)
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january
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0.102*
(0.104)
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0.073
(0.122)
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12,781.6
(8,840.2)
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0.144
(0.102)
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0.104
(0.122)
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-19,739.5
(23,000.9)
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constant
|
-0.062
(0.047)
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6.386***
(0.276)
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220,956***
(8,692.0)
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-0.063
(0.047)
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6.395***
(0.281)
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281,382***
(25,462.2)
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R-squared
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0.204
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0.774
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0.443
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0.206
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0.713
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0.262
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Adj. R-sq.
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0.190
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0.770
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0.434
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0.192
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0.708
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0.249
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No. of observ.
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3005
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3019
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3019
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3005
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3019
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3019
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Notes: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1.
Standard errors in parentheses.
Source: authors’ estimations
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Notes: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1. Standard errors in parentheses. Source: authors’ estimations
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VARIABLE (volume)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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Croatia post-2015:M12
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-0.663*
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-0.233**
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-0.270*
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(0.343)
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(0.110)
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(0.161)
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Stock market return
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0.201*
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0.356**
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(0.111)
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(0.147)
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Stock market volatility
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0.345***
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0.407***
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(0.090)
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(0.123)
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Interest rate
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0.012
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0.045
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(0.026)
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(0.035)
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Growth in money supply
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-0.021
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-0.011
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(0.042)
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(0.052)
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Exchange rate volatility
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0.009
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0.032
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(0.069)
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(0.091)
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Constant
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17.683***
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17.513***
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|
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(0.099)
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(0.141)
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R-squared
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0.110
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0.277
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0.218
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Notes: Treated observations are trading volumes of Croatian stocks after the capital gains tax was introduced. Control group consists of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. Model (3) excludes the period after 2016:M12 to exclude the effect of the Agrokor crisis. Standard errors in parentheses. ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1 Source: authors’ estimations
Source: Authors’ estimations.
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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(11)
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(12)
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Panel EGLS (cross-section weights)
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Panel least squares (no weights)
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Dependent variable (volume)
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growth rate
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log
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in HRK
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growth rate
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log
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in HRK
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Volume (-1)
|
-0.444***
(0.021)
|
0.372***
(0.025)
|
0.221***
(0.026)
|
-0.453***
(0.024)
|
0.377***
(0.027)
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0.089*
(0.047)
|
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tax
|
-0.490***
(0.054)
|
-0.451***
(0.061)
|
-32,218.6***
(5,794.3)
|
-0.554***
(0.028)
|
-0.510***
(0.059)
|
-34,607.8**
(16,564.0)
|
|
pretax
|
0.169***
(0.040)
|
0.182***
(0.033)
|
7,020.49**
(2,847.7)
|
0.150***
(0.041)
|
0.156***
(0.033)
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-36,844.9*
(19,617.5)
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aftertax
|
0.056
(0.067)
|
-0.028
(0.059)
|
2,165.3
(4,069.4)
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0.082
(0.072)
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0.037
(0.061)
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60,357.4
(65,500.3)
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stdev
|
0.095***
(0.017)
|
0.057***
(0.016)
|
3,699.25***
(1,175.51)
|
0.066***
(0.017)
|
0.032**
(0.016)
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3,059.2
(13,840.0)
|
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return
|
0.084***
(0.026)
|
0.078***
(0.022)
|
3,847.8***
(1,386.9)
|
0.058**
(0.024)
|
0.045**
(0.021)
|
32,604.4**
(13,406.9)
|
|
january
|
0.176***
(0.065)
|
0.101
(0.068)
|
13,091.4**
(6,238.3)
|
0.205***
(0.047)
|
0.122*
(0.066)
|
-13,823.8
(23,534.1)
|
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constant
|
-0.239***
(0.058)
|
7.084***
(0.292)
|
23,7926***
(8,616.2)
|
-0.176***
(0.058)
|
7.069***
(0.314)
|
26,8943***
(44,069.2)
|
|
R-squared
|
0.229
|
0.797
|
0.487
|
0.226
|
0.717
|
0.268
|
|
Adj. R-squared
|
0.210
|
0.792
|
0.474
|
0.206
|
0.710
|
0.249
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No. of observ.
|
2060
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2065
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2065
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2060
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2065
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2065
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Notes: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1. Standard errors in parentheses. Source: Authors’ estimations.
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Abbreviation
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Full name
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Abbreviation
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Full name
|
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ADPL
|
AD Plastik
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KOEI
|
Končar
elektroindustrija
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ADRS
|
Adris Grupa
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KRAS
|
Kraš
|
|
ADRS2
|
Adris Grupa
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LEDO
|
Ledo
|
|
ARNT
|
Arenahospitality
Group
|
LKPC
|
Luka Ploče
|
|
ATGR
|
Atlantic
Grupa
|
LRH
|
Liburnia Riviera Hoteli
|
|
ATLN
|
Excelsa
Nekretnine
|
MAIS
|
Maistra
|
|
ATPL
|
Atlanska
Plovidba
|
OPTE
|
Ot-Optima
Telekom
|
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BD62
|
Badel 1862
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PBZ
|
Privredna Banka Zagreb
|
|
DDJH
|
Đuro Đaković
Grupa
|
PLAG
|
Plava Laguna
|
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DLKV
|
Dalekovod
|
PODR
|
Podravka
|
|
ERNT
|
Ericsson
Nikola Tesla
|
PTKM
|
Petrokemija
|
|
HIMR
|
Imeprial
Hotelijerstvo
|
RIVP
|
Valamar
Riviera
|
|
HMST
|
Hoteli Maestral
|
RIZO
|
Riz-Odašiljači
|
|
HT
|
Hrvatski
Telekom
|
SUNH
|
Sunčani Hvar
|
|
HTKP
|
Htp Korčula
|
THNK
|
Tehnika
|
|
HUPZ
|
Hup Zagreb
|
TPNG
|
Tankerska
Next Generation
|
|
IGH
|
Institut IGH
|
TUHO
|
Turisthotel
|
|
INA
|
Ina
|
ULPL
|
Uljanik
Plovidba
|
|
INGR
|
Ingra
|
VART
|
Varteks
|
|
IPKK
|
Termes Grupa
|
VDKT
|
Viadukt
|
|
JMNC
|
Jamnica
|
VERN
|
Genera
|
|
JNAF
|
Jadranski
Naftovod
|
ZABA
|
Zagrebačka
Banka
|
|
KODT
|
Končar transformatori
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
Volume – monthly series
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Volume – daily series
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In thousands
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In thousands
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|
T
|
Mean
|
Max
|
Min
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Std Dev
|
T
|
Mean
|
Max
|
Min
|
Std Dev
|
|
ADPL
|
137
|
267.75
|
1,053.45
|
26.89
|
216.88
|
244
|
123.63
|
1,567.48
|
0.29
|
212.86
|
|
ADRS
|
137
|
338.98
|
4,990.79
|
10.13
|
479.49
|
210
|
483.92
|
12,017.97
|
0.52
|
1,164.48
|
|
ADRS2
|
137
|
1,040.93
|
8,546.29
|
191.83
|
990.20
|
267
|
1,230.45
|
10,257.70
|
6.02
|
1,385.18
|
|
ARNT
|
137
|
116.35
|
999.37
|
3,291.37
|
150.59
|
226
|
72.13
|
697.17
|
0.33
|
88.08
|
|
ATGR
|
137
|
415.06
|
2,704.10
|
43.49
|
413.64
|
261
|
359.35
|
12,294.00
|
0.82
|
1,061.10
|
|
ATLN
|
137
|
23.16
|
169.46
|
2,291.80
|
19.43
|
160
|
28.79
|
299.33
|
0.09
|
38.92
|
|
ATPL
|
137
|
1,182.02
|
11,737.10
|
34.81
|
2,234.49
|
255
|
101.23
|
856.16
|
0.57
|
140.10
|
|
BD62
|
137
|
32.95
|
334.56
|
2,168.67
|
50.05
|
112
|
29.53
|
452.56
|
0.01
|
71.99
|
|
DDJH
|
137
|
205.45
|
1,707.93
|
11.25
|
223.84
|
267
|
148.16
|
1,127.95
|
0.03
|
199.05
|
|
DLKV
|
137
|
658.26
|
3,806.65
|
11.16
|
921.73
|
259
|
145.05
|
1,884.55
|
1.13
|
213.69
|
|
ERNT
|
137
|
730.53
|
8,319.04
|
64.62
|
1,141.86
|
265
|
311.94
|
6,703.40
|
4.68
|
567.35
|
|
HIMR
|
132
|
82.77
|
2,641.55
|
1.65
|
250.76
|
143
|
95.56
|
7,418.40
|
0.40
|
534.32
|
|
HMST
|
118
|
41.36
|
404.98
|
1.35
|
62.07
|
135
|
50.84
|
907.15
|
0.21
|
96.95
|
|
HT
|
137
|
3,458.93
|
16,686.34
|
497.06
|
3,247.30
|
267
|
1,428.45
|
7,246.07
|
146.63
|
1,211.95
|
|
HTKP
|
137
|
322.17
|
4,367.23
|
1.40
|
644.38
|
58
|
14.84
|
229.30
|
0.06
|
32.62
|
|
HUPZ
|
133
|
2,590.00
|
25,767.94
|
107.36
|
4,021.53
|
122
|
87.22
|
2,408.00
|
1.72
|
249.64
|
|
IGH
|
137
|
663.28
|
6,975.49
|
3,531.91
|
1,405.50
|
143
|
19.49
|
175.94
|
0.09
|
29.89
|
|
INA
|
130
|
1,712.24
|
65,483.06
|
15.10
|
6,606.88
|
196
|
134.43
|
6,471.87
|
2.66
|
454.71
|
|
INGR
|
137
|
507.56
|
4,658.47
|
6,427.43
|
830.21
|
222
|
53.62
|
978.09
|
0.03
|
122.86
|
|
IPKK
|
136
|
63.42
|
830.74
|
5,908.33
|
130.48
|
59
|
27.36
|
1,088.35
|
0.08
|
109.47
|
|
JMNC
|
113
|
619.07
|
25,080.00
|
31.58
|
2,495.54
|
35
|
705.41
|
11,025.00
|
85.50
|
1,363.60
|
|
JNAF
|
137
|
127.84
|
1,044.36
|
10.13
|
161.74
|
88
|
191.39
|
4,783.23
|
3.35
|
591.25
|
|
KODT
|
137
|
75.43
|
1,616.32
|
7,158.87
|
149.30
|
77
|
172.85
|
14,400.00
|
1.11
|
1,247.46
|
|
KOEI
|
137
|
436.93
|
4,127.71
|
34.76
|
555.59
|
201
|
259.15
|
14,719.90
|
0.67
|
1,159.17
|
|
KRAS
|
137
|
118.70
|
473.32
|
19.35
|
84.14
|
253
|
152.63
|
1,164.25
|
2.30
|
202.21
|
|
LEDO
|
116
|
555.80
|
6,570.51
|
36.87
|
778.98
|
164
|
637.45
|
14,962.34
|
7.73
|
1,737.54
|
|
LKPC
|
137
|
188.41
|
2,882.99
|
5.45
|
321.29
|
189
|
119.98
|
8,994.87
|
0.62
|
624.03
|
|
LRH
|
137
|
94.50
|
608.64
|
5,691.94
|
108.09
|
142
|
91.51
|
744.68
|
3.27
|
123.77
|
|
MAIS
|
137
|
56.59
|
400.06
|
2,105.70
|
67.25
|
209
|
61.19
|
401.85
|
0.14
|
73.53
|
|
OPTE
|
137
|
65.74
|
692.44
|
2,104.67
|
115.49
|
230
|
60.61
|
1,561.05
|
0.00
|
129.44
|
|
PBZ
|
137
|
163.91
|
2,473.85
|
3,197.20
|
290.03
|
129
|
115.87
|
2,073.68
|
0.55
|
302.72
|
|
PLAG
|
136
|
109.20
|
2,284.17
|
7.78
|
220.60
|
106
|
118.58
|
1,327.39
|
4.05
|
211.61
|
|
PODR
|
137
|
494.29
|
3,759.51
|
49.03
|
492.02
|
254
|
543.90
|
5,650.90
|
0.91
|
911.76
|
|
PTKM
|
137
|
309.13
|
3,284.68
|
1.22
|
476.12
|
184
|
41.35
|
1,473.83
|
0.07
|
120.80
|
|
RIVP
|
135
|
555.08
|
3,211.42
|
5,263.15
|
645.71
|
267
|
809.06
|
4,414.41
|
42.88
|
792.66
|
|
RIZO
|
112
|
32.00
|
750.82
|
0.05
|
79.32
|
205
|
71.63
|
1,498.57
|
0.09
|
159.69
|
|
SUNH
|
108
|
21.18
|
174.86
|
1.28
|
29.35
|
116
|
30.04
|
815.57
|
0.02
|
87.09
|
|
THNK
|
137
|
124.46
|
932.35
|
1,319.17
|
180.72
|
118
|
28.04
|
201.06
|
0.29
|
35.43
|
|
TPNG
|
52
|
42.90
|
448.85
|
3,452.14
|
83.11
|
213
|
48.60
|
1,448.86
|
0.08
|
170.53
|
|
TUHO
|
137
|
90.55
|
898.46
|
6,566.67
|
108.85
|
84
|
189.01
|
3,906.28
|
2.41
|
493.60
|
|
ULPL
|
137
|
252.91
|
4,197.33
|
3,355.38
|
575.65
|
211
|
25.80
|
190.28
|
0.25
|
29.09
|
|
VART
|
136
|
51.60
|
2,077.46
|
0.90
|
186.44
|
226
|
25.18
|
179.42
|
0.02
|
29.78
|
|
VDKT
|
119
|
154.39
|
1,449.05
|
7,746.58
|
220.92
|
148
|
72.99
|
1,377.11
|
0.23
|
155.84
|
|
VERN
|
98
|
98.54
|
4,272.85
|
2,028.40
|
459.19
|
178
|
77.02
|
815.82
|
0.14
|
122.96
|
|
ZABA
|
137
|
344.38
|
3,533.72
|
25.12
|
439.85
|
223
|
178.38
|
2,063.88
|
0.04
|
303.27
|
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