| 英文摘要 |
This study investigates the impact of Taiwan’s seventh wave of selective credit control measures—announced by the Central Bank on September 19, 2024—on the stock prices of construction-related companies. Utilizing the event study methodology, the research analyzes a sample of 55 publicly listed construction firms in Taiwan. An event window and an estimation window were constructed, and the Market Model was applied to compute Abnormal Returns (AR) and Cumulative Abnormal Returns (CAR). Empirical results reveal that construction stocks experienced a significantly negative abnormal return on the event day, as well as a persistent decline in cumulative abnormal returns before and after the announcement. The findings suggest that the market responded rapidly and negatively to the policy signal. Moreover, significant negative returns were observed even prior to the official policy announcement, implying a potential information leakage. Overall, the seventh round of credit tightening exerted a pronounced short- to medium-term impact on construction-related stocks, highlighting their high sensitivity to housing policy. These insights offer valuable implications for policymakers, investors, and industry stakeholders in assessing policy risk and market reactions. |