Manuscript Type: EmpiricalResearch Question/Issue: We examine determinants of cash holdings in Chinese subsidiaries of U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs), a setting where growth opportunities make cash holdings desirable for investment opportunities but also vulnerable to potential...

The building sector plays a crucial role in the worldwide shift toward achieving net-zero emissions. Building energy efficiency standards (BEESs) are highly effective policies for reducing carbon emissions. Therefore, exploring the provincial variations in carbon emission efficiency (CEE) in the...

We examine the existence and the forms of the magnet effect using transaction files and limit order book of the Korea Stock Exchange. A significant magnet effect exists in all five market microstructure variables (the rate of return, trading volume, volatility, order flow, and order type) when...

Social and societal change, environmental challenges, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, pivoting business models, the usage economy, the hyper-accessibility of information, increasing uncertainty in a globalised world, the demand for instantaneous satisfaction ... all of these are factors...

Transformation sociale et sociétale, enjeux environnementaux, digitalisation, intelligence artificielle, pivot des business models, économie de l’usage, hyper accessibilité à l’information, augmentation de l’incertitude dans un monde global, exigence d’instantanéité, engendrent une...

This study examines the spillover effects of home country institutional and cultural characteristics on the subsidiaries operating in France while they are in the process of making capital structure choices and debt maturity choices. We document that while subsidiaries financing choices are...

We examine IPO underpricing, valuation, and wealth allocation in relation to investor sentiment, information asymmetry, and underwriter reputation. We find that underpricing is significantly higher for overvalued IPOs than for undervalued IPOs, and is positively correlated to investor sentiment....

A network programming model (NETFLOW) was used to examine the impact of modal transport rate changes resulting from transportation deregulation on modal traffic shares and total wheat transport costs. The analysis reveals that shifts in wheat traffic to rail and away from truck-barge and truck...

The congruence of beef consumersÂ’ purchases with their stated preferences regarding internal fat content are examined. The role of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grades and housebrand labeling of beef in providing information to consumers is studied in the theoretical framework of...