This study applied the Fama-French three-factor model (1993) and CAPM to examine A-shares in Chinese equity market from 1996 to 2005. The authors find a positive relation between book-to-market ratio and stock excess returns, and negative between size and stock excess returns. The results...

This study investigates the relationship between insider trading and managerial discretion in the context of the young and fast-growing stock market of Vietnam during the 2006-2017 period. Using alternative estimates of discretionary accruals quality (DACCR) as proxies for managerial discretion,...

We use Hong Kong stock market data from 1982-2001 to test the persistence of the size and value premia and the robustness of the Fama-French (FF) three-factor model in explaining the variation in stock returns. We document a statistically significant and persistent size effect or size premium...