The paper examines the short run and long run price interdependences among the Asian Pacific equity markets, in the period surrounding the Asian financial crisis. The daily data composed of value weighted equity market indexes of Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia, for the period from...

This study examines the response of Greek bank stock prices to the announcement of intended mergers and acquisitions (M&As) during the period 1998-1999, applying a standard event study methodology. The results show that both the acquiring banks and, albeit to a lesser extent, the target banks...

This paper uses spectral analysis to examine interrelationships between the daily returns generated by one US (S&P 500) and three major European (FTSE 100, DAX 30, CAC 40) share price indices. Evidence is found of strong interdependence between the European returns series, as well as a lead-lag...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of profitability for a sample of Greek non-financial firms listed in the Athens Stock Exchange for the period 1995-2003. This is a very important period for the Greek economy on the way to European monetary union (EMU)....

The study examines the value creation of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals in European banking from 1990 to 2004. This is performed, first, by examining the stock price reaction of banks to the announcement of M&A deals and, second, by analysing the determinants of this reaction. The findings...

The study examines the value creation of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals in European Banking from 1990-2004. This is performed, first, by examining the stock price reaction of banks to the announcement of M&A deals and, second, by analysing the determinants of this reaction. The findings...

An ordered probit regression model estimated using 10 years' data is used to forecast English league football match results. As well as past match results data, the significance of the match for end-of-season league outcomes, the involvement of the teams in cup competition and the geographical...

Although there has been a proliferation of papers reporting results of event studies in recent years, few papers provide an analysis of the underlying distributions of the data employed and utilise parametric tests regardless of normality violations although the parametric tests tend to...

This study examines the survival of firms in the Athens Exchange for the period 1993-2006, by applying a number of alternative parametric and non-parametric models. A company is considered not to survive, if its shares have been either under supervision or their trading is suspended for over six...