Studies in Economics and Finance: Volume 31 Issue 1

The role of R&D investments in highly R&D-based firms

Antje Schimke, Thomas Brenner

This paper aims to examine the short-term structure of the impact of R&D investments on turnover growth, indicating differences between tangible and intangible investments. The…

Intraday liquidity patterns in limit order books

Azeem Malik, Wing Lon Ng

Algorithmic trading attempts to reduce trading costs by selecting optimal trade execution and scheduling algorithms. Whilst many common approaches only consider the bid-ask spread…

How do CFOs make capital structure decisions? A survey of Greek listed companies

Athanasios G. Noulas, Georgios Genimakis

– The aim of this study is to investigate the corporate financing behaviour of nonfinancial Greek listed companies, focusing on how managers determine optimal capital structure.

Share repurchases: does frequency matter?

Adri De Ridder, Jonas Råsbrant

The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in market performance of Swedish firms that initiate repurchase programs infrequently (1-2 programs), occasionally (3-4…

The use of discretionary loan loss provisions by Islamic banks and conventional banks in the Middle East region: A comparative study

Hakim Ben Othman, Hounaida Mersni

The purpose of this paper is to study earnings management practices of Islamic banks and conventional banks in the Middle East region. First, the authors examine factors that may…

Introducing the new editorial team and scope of Studies in Finance and Economics

Niklas F. Wagner