Spatial linkages in returns have not yet received much attention in an asset pricing context, however, they can capture important information about idiosyncratic externalities associated with firms' holdings. We explain abnormal returns of real estate companies by modelling the spatial...

Although spatial techniques have been used to capture the spillovers in asset returns across different regions, they have not yet been applied in an asset pricing context. Combining asset pricing models and equilibrium spatial models can be a good way to disentangle spillover effects across...

As the transaction price of a comparable property in the local housing market is one the most accessible references for sellers and buyers, a change in a house price may result in spillover effects on future transactions of neighbouring properties. Given the dynamics on the real estate market,...

We extend the IPO literature analysing the role of financial market integration in the development of IPO markets and the pricing of newly listed stocks. Using a hierarchical linear model, we show that differences in underpricing between markets with high and low financial integration levels are...

This study investigates the determinants of cross-border capital flows into direct real estate markets. In particular, it investigates how existing institutional, regulatory and real estate specific barriers affect cross-border real estate inflows and outflows in a sample of 24 developed and...

This paper represents a first attempt to employ a macroeconomic approach to explain the high and varying IPO underpricing within a single emerging market. We examine the empirical impact of trade openness on the short-run underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) using city-level data....

This paper looks into the investment strategy of ESG-dedicated investors, particularly the geography drivers that attract ESG-dedicated investors. Using infrastructure deal level information from 2008 to 2020, we examine how local greenness and sustainable development policies (e.g., plans to...

Although there are several important federal initiatives, many sustainability efforts in the United States are enacted by states or municipalities. Some of these policies are structured as regulatory mandates while others offer incentives to drive adoption of sustainability related initiatives....