This study examines the forecasting performance of the Taylor rule on the exchange rate when there is uncertainty in the structural breaks in a small open economy. Using the combination window method, which considers the uncertainty of the size of the estimation window, we find that the...

In this study, we examine the impacts of changes to the required reserve ratio (RRR) on banking and finance stock prices in China from 2007 to 2012 using multiple variance ratio tests and vector error correction models. The efficient market hypothesis is rejected during the earlier increases in...

This study examines the pricing kernel and empirical risk aversion implied by Korea's equity-linked warrants (ELWs). The estimated pricing kernel is clearly time-varying and exhibits a monotonic decrease with the underlying return state, which is consistent with mainstream economic theories on...

A well known puzzle in international finance concerns the very slow speeds of adjustment of real exchange rates observed in response to shocks. In this article, we explore whether allowing for a wide range of influences on the real exchange rate in a nonlinear framework can help resolve this...

We explore patterns of take-up of Business Link services in Northamptonshire, a county in the East Midlands region of the UK. Our findings indicate a relationship between small firm growth and use of Business Link. The results suggest that newer firms that are larger and experiencing growth are...