Does Spatial Autocorrelation Hold for the Stock Market Application to the NASDAQ Composite Index
Thushal (Shaun) Karunamuni
Abstract:<p>This study examines the spatial distribution of companies listed in the NASDAQ Composite Index from 2010 to 2019. The aim of this study is to understand how Tobler's First Law of Geography is reflected on the spatial pattern of headquarters of companies where their stock prices increased or decreased. The first research question is (1) if there is clustering of publicly traded companies (headquarters) associated with growth stocks and publicly traded companies associated with non-growth stocks in the … Show more
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