We distinguish exogenous liquidity, which corresponds to the variability of bid-ask spreads for usual-sized transactions, from endogenous liquidity, which we interpret as the impact of liquidity on market prices when liquidating larger positions. Endogenous liquidity measures the risk that the...

We distinguish exogenous liquidity, which corresponds to the variability of bid-ask spreads for usual-sized transactions, from endogenous liquidity, which we interpret as the impact of liquidity on market prices when liquidating larger positions. Endogenous liquidity measures the risk that the...

The introduction of single stock futures to a market presents the opportunity to assess an individualcompany's response to futures trading directly, in contrast to the market-wide impact obtainedfrom index futures studies. Thirty-eight South African companies were evaluated in terms of apossible...

We argue that the quality of institutions that enforce contracts and protect property rights influences the costs of producing high-value added (complex) versus low-value added (simple) products. Since data is hardly available for domestic transactions, we generate predictions about the...

We argue that the quality of institutions that enforce contracts and protect property rights influences the costs of producing high-value added (complex) versus low-value added (simple) products. Since data is hardly available for domestic transactions, we generate predictions about the...

This paper examines the effect of the Ibex35 index revisions on the price andtrading activity of a sample of 26 additions and 22 deletions during the period January 1991-December 1998. The results shows that Ibex35 revisions raise (reduce) the price of the additions (deletions) especially in the...