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I made reference to the mythological Antheus to remark that the economy is better to have roots to increase its robustness, to protect it from adverse shocks. What would these roots be? Some are of an institutional nature and they determine the quality of public policy, the ability to respond to...
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In the past entities varied in their application of the control concept (IAS 27 and SIC-12) in circumstances in which a reporting entity controls another entity but holds less than a majority of the voting rights of the entity, and in circumstances involving agency relationships (IFRS 10.IN3)....
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models, have traditionally been dominating the empirical finance literature. In recent years, with the availability of …
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It is theoretically clear and may be verified empirically that efficient financial markets can make it less necessary for policy to try and offset the welfare effects of labour income risk and unequal consumption dynamics. The literature has also pointed out that, since international competition...
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Sweden can be associated with key characteristics in economics, finance, culture, and institutions. We find that in …
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We provide an empirical investigation of leadership characteristics and social justice issues in the context of financial literacy service-learning. Using a unique dataset of student self-ratings, we find that students experience statistically significant increases in 8 of the 10 leadership...
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The resource-based view argues that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making commitments to retain and motivate successful top managers is a challenge when contracts are not enforceable. Investigating...
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This paper investigates how firms manage risk by examining the relationship between financial and operational hedging using a sample of bank holding companies. Risk management theory holds that capital market imperfections make cash flow volatility costly. I investigate whether financial firms...
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with an efficiency enhancing rationale. <i>This paper was accepted by Brad Barber, finance.</i> …
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significant improvement in operating performance relative to nonadopters. <i>This paper was accepted by Brad Barber, finance.</i> …
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