BAT Signals from Asset Markets: Estimating the U.S. Dollar Response to a Destination-Based Cash-Flow Tax Accessible Data

Figure 1: Change in the Probability of BAT Passage Relative to November 1, 2016

Date Change in Probability
1-Nov-16 0.246
2-Nov-16 -0.079
3-Nov-16 0.094
4-Nov-16 0.659
7-Nov-16 0.712
8-Nov-16 2.389
9-Nov-16 3.490
10-Nov-16 4.000
11-Nov-16 3.918
14-Nov-16 5.044
15-Nov-16 5.171
16-Nov-16 4.167
17-Nov-16 3.593
18-Nov-16 3.453
21-Nov-16 2.473
22-Nov-16 0.601
23-Nov-16 0.710
24-Nov-16 0.896
25-Nov-16 1.097
28-Nov-16 1.591
29-Nov-16 2.347
30-Nov-16 2.829
1-Dec-16 2.087
2-Dec-16 1.709
5-Dec-16 1.546
6-Dec-16 1.388
7-Dec-16 0.940
8-Dec-16 1.806
9-Dec-16 2.350
12-Dec-16 2.923
13-Dec-16 2.653
14-Dec-16 3.072
15-Dec-16 4.368
16-Dec-16 4.657
19-Dec-16 5.262
20-Dec-16 4.737
21-Dec-16 4.761
22-Dec-16 7.458
23-Dec-16 8.391
26-Dec-16 9.254
27-Dec-16 10.068
28-Dec-16 9.724
29-Dec-16 10.006
30-Dec-16 10.860
2-Jan-17 11.792
3-Jan-17 12.775
4-Jan-17 12.580
5-Jan-17 12.038
6-Jan-17 12.336
9-Jan-17 11.940
10-Jan-17 11.455
11-Jan-17 11.643
12-Jan-17 10.519
13-Jan-17 10.720
16-Jan-17 10.928
17-Jan-17 11.068
18-Jan-17 12.185
19-Jan-17 12.570
20-Jan-17 13.479
23-Jan-17 13.042
24-Jan-17 13.019
25-Jan-17 14.159
26-Jan-17 14.327
27-Jan-17 15.499
30-Jan-17 14.288
31-Jan-17 14.110
1-Feb-17 14.925
2-Feb-17 14.601
3-Feb-17 16.834
6-Feb-17 17.624
7-Feb-17 17.107
8-Feb-17 15.324
9-Feb-17 14.581
10-Feb-17 14.377
13-Feb-17 15.710
14-Feb-17 15.427
15-Feb-17 15.246
16-Feb-17 15.599
17-Feb-17 15.186
20-Feb-17 14.708
21-Feb-17 14.299
22-Feb-17 14.513
23-Feb-17 15.764
24-Feb-17 14.980
27-Feb-17 15.135
28-Feb-17 16.361
1-Mar-17 17.560
2-Mar-17 16.489
3-Mar-17 17.827
6-Mar-17 18.078
7-Mar-17 18.223
8-Mar-17 17.232
9-Mar-17 17.386
10-Mar-17 17.722
13-Mar-17 17.541
14-Mar-17 17.033
15-Mar-17 17.827
16-Mar-17 17.095
17-Mar-17 16.692
20-Mar-17 18.093
21-Mar-17 17.853
22-Mar-17 17.519
23-Mar-17 17.627
24-Mar-17 17.696
27-Mar-17 17.339
28-Mar-17 17.308
29-Mar-17 15.610
30-Mar-17 15.706
31-Mar-17 15.146
3-Apr-17 15.816
4-Apr-17 15.785
5-Apr-17 15.766
6-Apr-17 15.458
7-Apr-17 15.291
10-Apr-17 13.772
11-Apr-17 13.564
12-Apr-17 13.957
13-Apr-17 14.098
14-Apr-17 14.261
17-Apr-17 14.362
18-Apr-17 13.891
19-Apr-17 13.776
20-Apr-17 13.415
21-Apr-17 12.626
24-Apr-17 12.961
25-Apr-17 12.898
26-Apr-17 11.967
27-Apr-17 10.848
28-Apr-17 10.573
1-May-17 10.457
2-May-17 10.268
3-May-17 9.813

The dashed vertical lines represent dates. The first labelled "U.S. Election" is November 8, 2016. The second labeled "March 7" is March 7, 2017, the peak probability of BAT passage according to our model. The third labeled "White House Tax Plan Announcement" is April 26, 2017.

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Last Update: October 23, 2018