The paper analyses empirically the time-varying properties of the spread between voyage and time-charter rates and presents evidence that these properties are directly related to the business cycle (market demand) of the maritime industry, to the expectations for the future market demand and to...

This paper extends the current class of managerial decision rules appropriate for selecting a multiproduct firm's profit maximising product mix in the presence of a limiting factor of production by developing an approach based upon real options. The analysis makes several contributions. The...

The aim of this article is the comparison of mutually exclusive special orders/contracts of different duration under uncertainty. Part 1, states the problem of comparing mutually exclusive orders and comments on existing methods found in literature. Part 2 describes our proposed methodology...

This study examines Greece's experience as a member of the Eurozone over the period 2002 to 2011. We do not find evidence of incremental benefits for Greece from joining the Eurozone in terms of higher growth in Gross Domestic Product, improved balance of payments, higher levels of public and...

The study examines the existence of liquidity risk premia on freight derivatives returns. The Amihud liquidity ratio and bid-ask spreads are utilized to assess the existence of liquidity premia. Other macroeconomic variables are used to control for market risk. Results indicate that liquidity...

This paper investigates the dynamics of stock price volatility for different vessel-type segments of the U.S, water transportation industry. We measure market exposure by a portfolio of tanker, dry bulk, container, and gas stocks to examine tail behavior and tail risk dependence. The role of...

This paper investigates the short-run forecasting performance, in the relatively new and fairly unresearched futures market of Greece. Forecasts from univariate (ARIMA) and multivariate (VAR, VECM and SURE-VECM) linear time-series models indicate that cash returns can be more accurately...

This paper investigates the lead-lag relationship in daily returns and volatilities between price movements of stock index futures and the underlying cash index in the FTSE/ASE-20 and FTSE/ASE Mid-40 markets of the Athens Stock Exchange. Empirical results confirm previous findings that there is...

The study examines the impact of liquidity risk on freight derivatives returns. The Amihud liquidity ratio and bid-ask spreads are utilized to assess the existence of liquidity risk in the freight derivatives market. Other macroeconomic variables are used to control for market risk. Results...