Economics Project Abstract

THE IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC DATA ON EQUITY PRICE FLUCTUATION: COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS WITHIN AND AMONG INDICES AND EQUITY GROUPS

Presenter:

Niket Nathani, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 West Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; niket02@imsa.edu

Mentor:

Michael DeHaven, History and Social Science, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 West Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; dehaven@imsa.edu; 630-907-5889

Abstract:

Even in what seems like a superficially fluctuating economy, markets move logically as the sum of macroeconomic data. However, the impact of each type of data varies dramatically, making an attempt at incorporating all the data in a model useless. My project examines which types of data have the greatest impact, how the data are interrelated, and the relationship of the effects of the data on equity, credit, and debt markets.