The authors examine the distribution of elapsed time between published research papers and the literature they reference in quantitative business-oriented journals indexed by the <italic>Journal of Economic Literature</italic>. This distribution is better approximated by the generalized gamma distribution than...

This paper presents a model of mortgagor-revealed preferences for a margin and other associated adjustable-rate mortgage features estimated empirically from a cross-sectional sample of approved mortgage applications in the United States from 1984-87. It builds on the conclusions of others that...

"Net operating working capital captures multiple dimensions of firms' adjustments to operating and financial conditions. Sales growth, uncertainty of sales, costly external financing, and financial distress encourage firms to pursue more aggressive working capital strategies. Firms with greater...

This study examines the determinants of direct costs for REIT seasoned equity offerings. These costs are not related to information asymmetries, unlike non-REIT firms. Gross spreads vary inversely with stock liquidity, price, and industry activity. Concerning REIT-specific heterogeneity, gross...