Using both mean-variance portfolio optimization (MVPO) and stochastic dominance (SD) approaches, this paper investigates whether international diversification and home bias inertia are substitutes or complements. More specifically, we compare daily closing prices of 30 US stocks and the stock...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the behavior of international equity returns and correlations using the discrete-time Markov-switching model and the impact of this behavior on international portfolio choices. We take the perspective of a US-based global investor who considers investment...

The objective of this paper is to analyze the cultural, economic and legal factors through the international accounting standard ‘IFRS for SMEs' adoption for the Small and Medium- sized Entities. Based on a sample of 82 countries be they adopters and non-adopters of IFRS for SMEs, the results...