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The impact of the economic costs of conflict on individuals’ political attitudes
Ben Basaṭ, Avi; Dahan, Momi; Geys, Benny; Klor, Esteban F. - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 18 (2012) 2, pp. 1-27
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Foreign direct investment and militarized international conflict
Bussmann, Margit - In: Journal of Peace Research 47 (2010) 2, pp. 143-153
operationalized as foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks, inflows, and outflows. The results for the years 1980-2000 indicate that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855370
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The policy consequence of expensing stock-based compensation
Lin, Ching-Chieh; Hua, Chi-Yun; Lee, Shu-Hua; Lee, Wen-Chih - In: International Journal of Accounting and Information … 19 (2011) March, pp. 80-93
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the policy consequences of expensing stock-based compensation in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected on listed firms from 2006 to 2008 and a goodness-of-fit of accounting earnings valuation model was used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862305
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Enhancement of value portfolio performance using data envelopment analysis
Pätäri, Eero J.; Leivo, Timo H.; Honkapuro, J.V. Samuli - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 27 (2010) August, pp. 223-246
of Finnish non-financial stocks based on their DEA scale efficiency scores. The performance of portfolios is evaluated on … using longer reformation intervals. Research limitations/implications – The sample of stocks is not large in spite of its … methodology in cases in which the number of stocks in the sample is large. Originality/value – This paper is the first attempt to …
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Application of optimal control in man power planning
Mouza, Anna-Maria - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 44 (2010) 2, pp. 199-215
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009396877
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S&P 500 index inclusion announcements: does the S&P committee tell us something new
Hrazdil, Karel - In: Managerial Finance 36 (2010) May, pp. 368-393
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to directly examine the information hypothesis of S&P 500 index inclusion announcements by investigating the degree to which information beyond Standard & Poor's eight stated criteria enters the inclusion decision. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Analysis of the effects of ESOP adoption on the company cost of capital
Ivanov, Stoyu I.; Zaima, Janis K. - In: Managerial Finance 37 (2011) February, pp. 173-188
from a new perspective by examining the relation of the adoption of ESOP and the company cost of capital. Design …/methodology/approach – The capital asset pricing model is used to estimate the company's cost of equity capital, and the cost of debt is … estimated using bond yield spreads. The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is calculated as the weighted percentage of the …
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Forecasting volatility and capturing downside risk of the Taiwanese futures markets under the financial tsunami
Liu, Hung-Chun; Hung, Jui-Cheng - In: Managerial Finance 36 (2010) October, pp. 860-875
asymmetric loss functions, while back-testing and two utility-based loss functions are employed for further VaR assessment with …
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Optimal investing stopping in stochastic environment
Xu, Shuang; Zhang, Ran - In: China Finance Review International 3 (2013) April, pp. 164-185
constant discount rate and growth rate, the optimal selling timing depends on the simple comparison between capital cost and …
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Why do firms cross-list their shares on foreign exchanges? A review of cross-listing theories and empirical evidence
Dodd, Olga - In: Review of Behavioral Finance 5 (2013) February, pp. 77-99
Purpose – Financial markets’ integration and technological advances in equity trading may have reduced the potential benefits from listing a firm's shares on a foreign exchange. Nevertheless, a significant number of firms continue to cross-list every year. This paper examines the recent...
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