Linear asset-pricing relations, with macroeconomic factors as state variables, have found wide usein empirical finance. Applications of such relations range from academic studies of market efficiency andmarket anomalies to practical uses such as risk management and estimation of the cost of...

Linear and nonlinear Granger causality tests are used to examine the dynamic relation between daily Dow Jones stock returns and percentage changes in New York Stock Exchange trading volume. The authors find evidence of significant bidirectional nonlinear causality between returns and volume....

Linear asset-pricing relations, with macroeconomic factors as state variables, have found wide usein empirical finance. Applications of such relations range from academic studies of market efficiency andmarket anomalies to practical uses such as risk management and estimation of the cost of...

The authors examine ex-dividend day share price behavior in light of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Data from 1982 through 1991 are examined. The evidence generally supports the traditional view that differential taxation does affect the valuation of dividends and capital gains rather than the tax...

We find nonlinear feedback between the stock market and certain macroeconomic factors. This evidence calls into question the adequacy of these factors as a basis for a linear pricing model. It also means that the interaction between the economy and the stock market is more complicated than given...

School districts in the United States have begun to use for-profit contractors to provide management and instructional services. Studies of this phenomenon are limited because this alternative to public provision is relatively new. This article begins to fill the void by examining the conditions...

We examine the relationship between investment and saving for a cross section of European countries before and during the euro crisis. As has historically been found, investment is positively and significantly related to saving. This relationship shows evidence of being stronger during the...