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Black cats or black swans? Outliers, seasonality in return distribution properties, and the Halloween effect
K. Stephen Haggard, Jeffrey Scott Jones, H Douglas WitteThe purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which outliers have persisted in augmenting the Halloween effect over time and to offer an econometric test of seasonality…
Why Indian firms issue stock distributions
H. Kent Baker, Sujata KapoorThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the opinions of managers of Indian firms on stock splits and bonus shares (stock dividends) and relate them to explanations for stock…
When does corporate governance matter? Evidence from across the corporate life-cycle
Thomas O'Connor, Julie Byrne– The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between corporate governance and firm value at different stages of the corporate life-cycle.
Do residual earnings price ratios explain cross-sectional variations in stock returns?
Donna M. Dudney, Benjamas Jirasakuldech, Thomas Zorn, Riza EmekterVariations in price/earnings (P/E) ratios are explained in a rational expectations framework by a number of fundamental factors, such as differences in growth expectations and…
Industry peer effect and the maturity structure of corporate debt
Hong Kim Duong, Anh Duc Ngo, Carl B. McGowan– The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of industry peers in shaping firm debt maturity decisions.
The efficiency of the European banking groups and its determinants
Stefano Dell'Atti, Vincenzo Pacelli, Gilda MazzarelliThe purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims to measure and compare the efficiency change of French, German, Italian, Spanish and UK banking groups in a context of…
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