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About EventStudyTools
Free research apps built by and for the finance research community since 2014. Non-commercial, self-service, and made to help you get published.
What we do
EventStudyTools provides free, non-commercial research apps. The tools grew out of academic research, and we put them online because they are of general use to others. Our goal is simple: help you redirect time and effort from undifferentiating analytical tasks to the creative parts of your work, so you can get published, whether that is a thesis or a journal article.
A research project asks a lot at once. You need deep knowledge of the theoretical discourse you want to contribute to, command of the right analytical methods, and an empirical dataset that fits your question. We help you master some of these challenges so you can focus on the rest.
The apps in one line
Four apps cover the common steps of an empirical study, and each is free to use:
- ARC, the Abnormal Return Calculator: measures abnormal stock returns around an event.
- AVC, the Abnormal Volume Calculator: measures abnormal trading volume around an event.
- CATA, the Content Analysis Text Analyzer: scores text and news content for analysis.
- EDI, the Event Date Identifier: helps pin down the relevant event dates in your data.
New to the method? Start with the methodology introduction or the application blueprint.
Team and impact
The apps originate from the Ph.D. thesis of one of the site's creators. They were published online because they have general value beyond a single project, and they have been built by and for the finance research community since 2014.
EventStudyTools is a self-service research platform. It is run on a non-commercial basis and does not offer individualized support, which keeps the tools free and lets the community build on prior work. If our apps help your research move forward, please cite them so others can find and build on the same foundation.
Contact and legal
For the responsible party, contact details, and full legal notice, see the imprint and contact page. Use of the site is governed by our terms of use, and your data is handled as described in our data privacy policy.