We propose an innovative asymmetric exceedance-time model with optimal thresholds. This model examines the impact of extreme downside and upside shocks and determines how the duration between past and present extreme shocks affects the dependent variable. We use extreme value theory...

We examine the impact of economic news releases on returns, volatility and jumps of the stock and foreign exchange markets of South Africa. We also assess the impact of macroeconomic determinants. The dataset range is fifteen years covering the period from January, 2000 to December, 2014....

The Capital structure and its determinants have been in the sight of econometric scientific community for some time now. More and more research studies have focused in the adjustment speed of debt ratio to the targeted debt ratio levels under various macroeconomic and firm factors. The problem...