Election.csv contains the following variables (variable names are

listed in the first row).  All variables are numeric.



year        Year (1996-2001)

month       Month (1-12)

day         Day (1-31)

market      Value-weighted daily return on NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ

sp500       Daily return on S&P 500 index

bldp        Daily return on Ballard Power Supply

bp          Daily return on British Petroleum-Amoco

cvx         Daily return on Chevron-Texaco

eog         Daily return on Enron

hal         Daily return on Halliburton

xom         Daily return on Exxon-Mobile



The market returns are only available through the end of 2000.

The S&P returns are available through the end of 2001.



Some dates of interest.  Note that some events occured during

the day while others occured after markets had closed.



03-14-2000  Bush wins Republican nomination

07-25-2000  Bush picks Cheney as running mate

08-04-2000  Bush formally accepts Republican nomination

11-07-2000  Presidential election

12-08-2000  Florida Supreme Court overturns prior decision;

            allows recount

12-12-2000  US Supreme Court overturns Florida Supreme Court;

            prevents recount

12-13-2000  Gore concedes; George W. is our newest president