Yield spreads on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) are defined as the difference between the yield on CMBS and the yield on comparable-maturity Treasuries. CMBS yield spreads declined dramatically from 1992 until 1997, then increased in 1998 and 1999. The relationship between CMBS...

During 2002 and 2003, 140 publicly traded U.S. firms announced their intention to recognize an accounting expense when stock options are granted to employees. Many similar firms elected not to expense options. We study the stock market’s reaction. There is no evidence whatsoever that...

This study compares the market reaction to the announcement of real estate joint venture on returns to stockholders of real estate and non-real estate firms. The main objectives were to examine the presence of a synergy effect associated with real estate joint ventures and to establish whether...

Previous research finds evidence that tax factors motivate the participants in leasing transactions. Tax-arbitrage arguments predict that leasing participants gain when the lessor’s tax rate exceeds that of the lessee. The research employs a sample of effectively tax-exempt REIT lessors...

This research examines the valuation effect and the factors associated with firms' decisions to expense executive stock options, as well as determinants of market reaction to expensing announcements. The likelihood of expensing is found to be higher for firms subject to fewer agency problems and...

In September of 2005, the Canadian government launched a consultation process with regard to the non-taxable status of income trusts. Less than two weeks later, they announced that the issuance of advance rulings with regard to the creation of new income trusts was being suspended. Although...

On November 4th 2009, non-accelerated filers have been permanently exempted from compliance with SOX Section 404(b) (404 (b)) which called for independent auditor attestation. While compliance with 404(b) had never been mandatory, a number of companies voluntarily comply with it despite the...

This paper investigates whether U.S. regulatory actions around reverse mergers have exerted any spillover effects on the Chinese firms listed in China and whether Chinese firms have exhibited lower financial reporting quality than their U.S. counterparts. To test the possible spillover effect,...

This paper examines the equity market response to mandated disclosures made according to the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA). Using a sample of 1,559 company-year-country filings from 937 extractive firms between 2016 and 2018, we find that ESTMA disclosures are associated...