Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business
Vol 29, No 3 (2014): September

INTERNET SEARCH TRAFFIC AND ITS INFLUENCE ON LIQUIDITY AND RETURNS OF INDONESIA STOCKS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Usman, Berto ( University of Bengkulu)
Tandelilin, Eduardus ( Universitas Gadjah Mada)



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Publish Date
16 Jun 2015

Abstract

The development of advanced information technology has become a standard in the processof improving corporate value. This is seen through the high level of investors’ awareness of thebrand and information that company holds (Da, Engleberg, and Gao, 2011; Bank, Larch, andGeorge, 2011; Joseph, Wintoki, and Zhang, 2011). Among the information providers, internetplays an important role not only in accessing information, but also as a medium that can beapplied to publish a wide range of financial reports or news to attract investors. This study aimsto examine the effect of investors’ attention towards returns, liquidity and volatility of stockreturns. The results indicate that investors’ attention which is represented by Google Insightcontributes positively and significantly to the explanation of returns, liquidity, and volatility ofstock returns in Indonesian manufacturing firms. Also, the phenomenon of informationtechnology usage can be one of the considerations for investors in order to discover what typesof company’s criterion that is appropriate to be included in their investment portfolio.Keywords: investors’ attention, returns, liquidity, volatility of stock returns

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business (JIEB) is open access, peer-reviewed journal whose objectives is to publish original research papers related to the Indonesian economy and business issues. This journal is also dedicated to disseminating the published articles freely for international ...