This paper addresses the issue of data quality in the real estate market. In many countries, the returns indices for direct markets are provided by several sources differing in terms of the methodology adopted and index weights. These differences produce a lack of informative standardization,...

The objective of this paper is to examine the long-run and the short-run relationship between India, China and Japanese stock markets and key macroeco- nomic variables such as exchange rates and inflation (proxied by consumer price index) of ASIAN 3 economies (India, China and Japan). Monthly...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to arrive at high-growth firm (HGF) and predict the growth of rapid-growth firms using the set of balance-sheet ratios. Design/methodology/approach: The source of data came from the AIDA database, a commercial database provided by Bureau van Dijk. A total...

The aim of the paper is an investigation on the reliability of historical returns for the Italian property market, where the quality of information seems not standardized. In Italy, such as for many other countries, the returnsí indices for direct markets are provided by several sources that...

We analyse whether relationship lending reduces borrowers’ probability of default and, if so, whether this beneficial effect also applies to borrowers who are more exposed to the economic downturn. By using unique, matched data of 43,000 firms and their lending institutions between 2008 and...