This paper analyses fund management styles on the Euronext stock exchanges. Especially, we investigate how social responsibility is accounted for. We use style analysis to assess fund performance in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands for over 800 investment funds during the 1990s. We find...

This paper analyzes the development of the banking sector in European transition countries. We find that, although bank assets increased during the 1990s, credit to the private sector remained relatively low. Foreign-owned banks have become major players in the financial system of these...

This article analyses the development of the banking sector in European transition countries. We find that, although bank assets increased during the 1990s, credit to the private sector remained relatively low. Foreign-owned banks have become major players in the financial system of these...

In this paper, we test for linear and nonlinear Granger causality between the French, German, Japanese, UK and US daily stock index returns from 1973 to 2003. To avoid spurious nonlinear causality, we filter out heteroskedasticity using a FIGARCH model and control for multiple structural breaks....

According to the dividend discount model (DDM), a long run relationship should exist between stock prices and dividends. In this paper, in order to test the validity of the DDM on the French, German, Japanese, UK and US stock markets from 1973 to 2002, we implement cointegration tests corrected...

This article examines whether the extra-financial performance of countries on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors matter for sovereign bonds markets. We propose an econometric analysis of the relationship between ESG performances and government bond spreads of 23 OECD countries...

This article examines whether the extra-fi nancial performance of countries on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors matter for sovereign bonds markets. We propose an econometric analysis of the relationship between ESG performances and government bond spreads of 23 OECD countries...

Selon les travaux sur la qualité de l'emploi, l'environnement de travail peut avoir un impact sur la perception de l'emploi des individus et ainsi influencer leurs comportements d'activité. De ce fait, une bonne ambiance au travail devrait affecter positivement le niveau d'effort des...

According to the dividend discount model (DDM), a long run relationship should exist between stock prices and dividends. In this study, in order to test the validity of the DDM on the French, German, Japanese, UK and US stock markets from 1973 to 2002, cointegration tests corrected for skewness...

L'objectif de cet article est de verifier s'il est possible d'ameliorer l'evaluation des options sur indice CAC 40 grace a une meilleure estimation des parametres d'asymetrie et d'aplatissement de la fonction de distribution de l'actif sous-jacent.