We examine the impact of reported insider trading on market liquidity, as measured by an order-size-dependent volume-weighted spread measure, which is called Xetra liquidity measure (XLM). This relationship is scrutinized for the German market both in an event study framework and through a panel...

We examine the relation between market liquidity and ownership concentration and the effect of different types of blockholders on stock market liquidity in Germany. For the overall sample high ownership concentration is negatively related to market liquidity as measured by an...

This dissertation analyzes how asset performance relates to inflation based on 50 countries and 60 years of data. The three key findings are: a nonlinear behavior of bills, bonds, and equities against inflation, the demystification of listed infrastructure as inflation hedge, and, finally, a...