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March 6, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Prices in the Global Video Game Market

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MSMartin SmrtAHAnna HodinováRKRobert Kuchar

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Investigates COVID-19 impacts on stock prices in the global video game market, indicating resilience during crises.

Key Points

  • The research aims to analyze how COVID-19 cases affect stock prices of major video game companies.
  • Analyzed weekly stock prices and COVID-19 case numbers from January 2020 to August 2023.
  • Utilized a Vector Autoregression (VAR) model for data analysis.
  • Determined optimal lag length and verified data stationarity using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller test.
  • Interpreted impulse response functions to assess COVID-19 impact on stock prices.
  • Western companies like Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts reacted more positively to COVID-19 case changes than Eastern counterparts.
  • Geographical differences influenced stock price resilience during the pandemic.

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Smrt et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa70d6531e4c4a9ff5af9bhttps://doi.org/10.23762/fso_vol13_no1_1
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