Thinly-traded assets exhibit illiquidity and do not fit in the efficient market paradigm. Direct application of classical finance theories to illiquid assets simply ignores the illiquidity risk of thinly-traded assets. Using commercial real estate as a testing ground, this paper develops a new,...

This paper re-examines and extends the findings of Bond et al., Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 34, 447-461, (2007) who consider the theoretical model of Lin and Vandell, Real Estate Economics, 35, 291-330, (2007) to determine the extent to which individual real estate asset return...

This study reexamines the price effects of age restriction on housing prices. Our data cover a period when the housing market is taking a steep downturn. We argue that, when housing prices are falling, seniors are more likely to avoid investing in housing for at least two reasons. First, seniors...

This study reexamines the price effects of age restriction on housing prices. Our data cover a period when the housing market is taking a steep downturn. We argue that, when housing prices are falling, seniors are more likely to avoid investing in housing for at least two reasons. First, seniors...

This study examines whether marriage, as a social construct and cultural norm, could affect firm-level stock price crash risk. We find that firms managed by married CEOs are associated with lower future stock price crash risk, after controlling for a set of firm characteristics and CEO traits....