We use a dynamic adjustment model and panel methodology to investigate the determinants of a time- varying optimal capital structure. Because firms may temporarily deviate from their optimal capital structure in the presence of adjustment costs, we also endogenize the adjustment process. In...

We use a dynamic framework and panel methodology to investigate the determinants of a firms' time-varying capital structure. Our sample comprises 706 European firms from France, Germany, Italy and the U.K. over the period from 1983 to 2002. If capital structure adjustment is costly, firms may...

Our paper investigates the geographical distribution of physicians across the Swiss cantons over the years 1960 to 2005. We use a physician location model relating physician growth in a canton related to (i) the existing number of physicians in an area, (ii) commonly used determinants of the...

What role does the selection of an investor and the timing of financing play in initial coin offerings (ICOs)? We investigate the operating and financial performance of ventures conducting ICOs with different types of investors at different points in the ventures' life cycle. We find that,...

This paper evaluates the predictive performance of machine learning methods in forecasting European stock returns. Compared to a linear benchmark model, interactions and nonlinear effects help improve the predictive performance. But machine learning models must be adequately trained and tuned to...

Using an international data set that quantifies corporate environmental costs, we analyze the influence of institutional investor ownership, particularly investment horizon and investor origin, on the monetized environmental impact generated by their investee firms. Institutional investor...

Zur Rendite-Risiko-Beziehung am deutschen Aktienmarkt Eine empirische Analyse der Beziehung zwischen dem Deutschen Aktienindex DAX und dem Volatilitätsindex VDAX Diese Studie untersucht den empirischen Zusammenhang zwischen den Volatilitätsindizes VDAX bzw. VDAX-New und dem Aktienmarktindex...

Die Konstruktion eines Performanceindexes für geschlossene Schiffsfonds Geschlossene Schiffsfonds stellen für private Anleger seit vielen Jahren eine bedeutende Form der Kapitalanlage dar und bildeten in der Vergangenheit das erfolgreichste Finanzierungsinstrument für die deutschen...

Entrepreneurial high-technology start-up firms usually need equity in order to finance their research, product development, and in particular growth opportunities due to new ideas and innovation. In an advanced stage they often require even larger financial resources and may raise equity by...