Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

2009

• Naser Abdelkarim & Yasser A. Shahin & Bayan M. Arquawi, 2009, "Investor Perception of Information Disclosed in Financial Reports of Palestine Securities Exchange Listed Companies," Accounting & Taxation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 1, issue 1, pages 45-61.
• Chien-Cheng Wang & Yung-Shi Liau & Jack J.W. Yang, 2009, "Information Spillovers In The Spot And Etf Indices In Taiwan," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 1, pages 117-131.
• Randall Zhaohui Xu, 2009, "Reexamination Of The Relationship Between Disclosure And Cost Of Capital," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 1, pages 15-26.
• Wei Ting & Sin-Hui Yen & Sheng-Shih Huang, 2009, "Top Management Compensation, Earnings Management And Default Risk: Insights From The Chinese Stock Market," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 1, pages 31-46.
• Arman Kosedag & Jinhu Qian, 2009, "Do Dividend Clienteles Explain Price Reactions To Dividend Changes?," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 1, pages 47-57.
• Kuei-Yuan Wang & Ching-Hai Jiang & Yen-Sheng Huang, 2009, "Market States And The Profitability Of Momentum Strategies: Evidence From The Taiwan Stock Exchange," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 1, pages 89-102.
• Yang-Cheng Lu & Jehn-Yih Wong & Hao Fang, 2009, "Herding Momentum Effect And Feedback Trading Of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors In The Taiwan Stock Market," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 2, pages 147-167.
• Myojung Cho & John Shon & Yuan Xie, 2009, "Corporate Disclosures After The Eptember 11 Terrorist Attacks," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 2, pages 169-174.
• Hans-Peter Burghof & Felix Prothmann, 2009, "Can Stock Price Momentum Be Explained By Anchoring?," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 2, pages 47-69.
• Dejun Xie, 2009, "Theoretical And Numerical Valuation Of Callable Bonds," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 3, issue 2, pages 71-82.
• Bisière, Christophe & Décamps, Jean-Paul & Lovo, Stefano, 2009, "Risk Attitude, Beliefs Updating and the Information Content of Trades: An Experiment," IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse, number 552, May, revised May 2012.
• Constantine Manasakis, 2009, "Shareholder wealth effects from mergers and acquisitions in the Greek banking industry," International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 1, issue 3, pages 242-256.
• Silvio John Camilleri & Christopher J. Green, 2009, "The impact of the suspension of opening and closing call auctions: evidence from the National Stock Exchange of India," International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 1, issue 3, pages 257-284.
• Germán López & Joaquín Marhuenda & Belén Nieto, 2009, "The relationship between risk and expected returns with incomplete information," Investigaciones Economicas, Fundación SEPI, volume 33, issue 1, pages 69-96, January.
• Vincent Brousseau & Alexandre Chailloux & Alain Durré, 2009, "Interbank Offered Rate: Effects of the financial crisis on the information content of the fixing," Working Papers, IESEG School of Management, number 2009-ECO-10, Dec.
• Burcu ÖZCAN & Veli YILANCI, 2009, "Türk hisse senedi piyasasının zayıf formda etkinliğinin testi," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, volume 24, issue 274, pages 100-115.
• Turhan KORKMAZ & Sedat ERDOĞAN & Emrah İsmail ÇEVİK, 2009, "VOB’da işlem gören endeks ve döviz vadeli sözleşmelerin getirilerinde uzun hafıza varlığının test edilmesi," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, volume 24, issue 274, pages 7-32.
• Khubaib Ahmed Qureshi, 2009, "Agent Based E-Market: Framework, Design, and Implementation," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, volume 3, issue 2, pages 30-44, December.
• Jong-Shin Wei & Li-Hsun Wang, 2009, "Improving Earnings per Share: An Illusory Motive in Stock Repurchases," International Journal of Business and Economics, School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, volume 8, issue 3, pages 243-247, December.
• Michael Ehrmann & Marcel Fratzscher, 2009, "Explaining Monetary Policy in Press Conferences," International Journal of Central Banking, International Journal of Central Banking, volume 5, issue 2, pages 42-84, June.
• Carlos A. Ulibarri & Peter C. Anselmo & Karen Hovespian & Jacob Tolk & Ionut Florescu, 2009, "'Noise-trader risk' and Bayesian market making in FX derivatives: rolling loaded dice?," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 14, issue 3, pages 268-279, DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.373.
• Carlos A. Ulibarri & Peter C. Anselmo & Karen Hovsepian & Jacob Tolk & Ionut Florescu, 2009, "'Noise-trader risk' and Bayesian market making in FX derivatives: rolling loaded dice?," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 14, issue 3, pages 1-1, DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.388.
• Montserrat Ferré & Carolina Manzano, 2009, "When do central banks prefer to intervene secretly?," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 14, issue 4, pages 378-393, DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.375.
• Rasmus Fatum, 2009, "Official Japanese Intervention in the JPY/USD Exchange Rate Market: Is It Effective and Through Which Channel Does It Work?," IMES Discussion Paper Series, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, number 09-E-12, Mar.
• Masazumi Hattori & Kazuhiko Ohashi, 2009, "Incentives to Issue Low-Quality Securitized Products in the OTD Business Model," IMES Discussion Paper Series, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, number 09-E-26, Nov.
• Rasmus Fatum, 2009, "Official Japanese Intervention in the JPY/USD Exchange Rate Market: Is It Effective, and through Which Channel Does It Work?," Monetary and Economic Studies, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, volume 27, issue 1, pages 75-98, November.
• Mr. Luc Laeven & Harry Huizinga, 2009, "Accounting discretion of banks during a financial crisis," IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund, number 2009/207, Sep.
• Felipe Zurita, 2009, "La Economía Financiera Frente a la Crisis," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., volume 46, issue 134, pages 183-195.
• Rosa Borges, 2009, "Calendar Effects in Stock Markets: Critique of Previous Methodologies and Recent Evidence in European Countries," Working Papers Department of Economics, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa, number 2009/37, Sep.
• Leif Brandes & Katja Rost, 2009, "Media, Limited Attention and the Propensity of Individuals to Buy Stocks," Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU), number 0098, Feb, revised Sep 2009.
• Leif Brandes & Egon Franck & Erwin Verbeek, 2009, "The Validity of Models on the Information Content of Trades," Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU), number 00120, revised 2010.
• Ulas UNLU & Birol YILDIZ & Abdullah YALAMA, 2009, "Ýlk Halka Arzlarda Uzun Dönem Getirilerinin Yapay Sinir Aðlarý ile ÝMKB Ýçin Ampirik Bir Çalýþma," Istanbul University Econometrics and Statistics e-Journal, Department of Econometrics, Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, volume 10, issue 1, pages 29-47, December.
• Bushnell, James & Chong, Howard G. & Mansur, Erin T., 2009, "Profiting from Regulation: An Event Study of the EU Carbon Market," Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics, number 13139, Dec.
• Chun-Da Chen & Chin-Chun Chen & Wan-Wei Tang & Bor-Yi Huang, 2009, "The positive and negative impacts of the sars outbreak:a case of the Taiwan industries," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, volume 43, issue 1, pages 281-293, September.
• Oberndorfer Ulrich & Ziegler Andreas, 2009, "2002 German Federal Elections and Associated Energy Policy: How Were Energy Corporations Financially Affected?," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, volume 229, issue 5, pages 570-583, October, DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2009-0504.
• David B. Audretsch & Werner Bönte & Prashanth Mahagaonkar, 2009, "Financial Signaling by Innovative Nascent Entrepreneurs," Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, number 2009-012, Feb.
• Marco Wölfle, 2009, "Information-based trade in Russia and the effects of listing abroad," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, volume 42, issue 4, pages 229-262, November, DOI: 10.1007/s10644-009-9069-5.
• Marcel Naujoks & Kevin Aretz & Alexander Kerl & Andreas Walter, 2009, "Do German security analysts herd?," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, volume 23, issue 1, pages 3-29, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11408-008-0093-7.
• Nikolas Rokkanen, 2009, "Lemmings in the bond market? An empirical analysis of the term structure of credit spreads," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, volume 23, issue 1, pages 31-57, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11408-008-0096-4.
• Michael Steiner, 2009, "Predicting premiums for the market, size, value, and momentum factors," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, volume 23, issue 2, pages 137-155, June, DOI: 10.1007/s11408-009-0099-9.
• Carlos Ulibarri, 2009, "Perpetual options: revisiting historical returns on paintings," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, volume 33, issue 2, pages 135-149, May, DOI: 10.1007/s10824-009-9096-0.
• Kwang-Won Lee & Ian Sharpe, 2009, "Does a Bank’s Loan Screening and Monitoring Matter?," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, volume 35, issue 1, pages 33-52, February, DOI: 10.1007/s10693-008-0041-8.
• Seung Han & Yoon Shin & Walter Reinhart & William Moore, 2009, "Market Segmentation Effects in Corporate Credit Rating Changes: The Case of Emerging Markets," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, volume 35, issue 2, pages 141-166, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10693-008-0049-0.
• Dong Lee, 2009, "How Do Employees View Their Underwater Stock Options?: Evidence from the Stock Option Exchange Program," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, volume 35, issue 3, pages 273-296, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10693-009-0053-z.
• Shinhua Liu & Zhen Zhu, 2009, "Transaction Costs and Price Volatility: New Evidence from the Tokyo Stock Exchange," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, volume 36, issue 1, pages 65-83, August, DOI: 10.1007/s10693-009-0063-x.
• Robert Campbell & Erasmo Giambona & C. Sirmans, 2009, "The Long-Horizon Performance of REIT Mergers," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, volume 38, issue 2, pages 105-114, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11146-007-9085-z.
• Yongheng Deng & Peng Liu, 2009, "Mortgage Prepayment and Default Behavior with Embedded Forward Contract Risks in China’s Housing Market," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, volume 38, issue 3, pages 214-240, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11146-008-9151-1.
• William Hardin & Michael Highfield & Matthew Hill & G. Kelly, 2009, "The Determinants of REIT Cash Holdings," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, volume 39, issue 1, pages 39-57, July, DOI: 10.1007/s11146-007-9103-1.
• Gow-Cheng Huang & Kartono Liano & Ming-Shiun Pan, 2009, "REIT Open-Market Stock Repurchases and Profitability," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, volume 39, issue 4, pages 439-449, November, DOI: 10.1007/s11146-008-9121-7.
• Imre Karafiath, 2009, "Is there a viable alternative to ordinary least squares regression when security abnormal returns are the dependent variable?," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 32, issue 1, pages 17-31, January, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-007-0079-y.
• Carl Chen & Peter Lung & F. Wang, 2009, "Mispricing and the cross-section of stock returns," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 32, issue 4, pages 317-349, May, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-008-0097-4.
• Pantisa Pavabutr & Sukanya Prangwattananon, 2009, "Tick size change on the Stock Exchange of Thailand," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 32, issue 4, pages 351-371, May, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-008-0096-5.
• Steven Li & Qianqian Yang, 2009, "The relationship between implied and realized volatility: evidence from the Australian stock index option market," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 32, issue 4, pages 405-419, May, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-008-0099-2.
• Dan Jordan & Donald Wort, 2009, "A test of bear market mergerstat control premiums," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 33, issue 1, pages 27-36, July, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-008-0105-8.
• Jose Gutierrez & Yiuman Tse, 2009, "NYSE execution quality subsequent to migration to hybrid," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 33, issue 1, pages 59-81, July, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-008-0101-z.
• Yue-cheong Chan & Louis Cheng, 2009, "Price reversals versus price continuations: the transitory price effects of futures trading extension on the underlying stock market," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 33, issue 2, pages 159-176, August, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-009-0108-0.
• Rob Brown & Howard Chan & Yew Ho, 2009, "Analysts’ recommendations: from which signal does the market take its lead?," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 33, issue 2, pages 91-111, August, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-009-0107-1.
• Dan Palmon & Ephraim Sudit & Ari Yezegel, 2009, "The value of columnists’ stock recommendations: an event study approach," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 33, issue 3, pages 209-232, October, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-009-0114-2.
• Chaoshin Chiao & Zi-May Wang & Hsiu-Ling Lai, 2009, "Order submission behaviors and opening price behaviors: evidence from an emerging market," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 33, issue 3, pages 253-278, October, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-009-0110-6.

2008

• Paul Davidson, 2008, "La creación de una agencia federal de refinanciación de hipotecas para evitar una recesión en Estados Unidos," EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, Gobierno Vasco / Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government, volume 67, issue 01, pages 372-391.
• Paul Davidson, 2008, "Reviving the home owners' loan corporation to avoid a recession in USA," EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, Gobierno Vasco / Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government, volume 67, issue 01, pages 372-391.
• Nieves García-Casarejos & Nuria Alcalde Fradejas & Manuel Espitia Escuer, 2008, "Alianzas estratégicas en el sector bancario español que cotiza en bolsa," EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, Gobierno Vasco / Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government, volume 68, issue 02, pages 264-287.
• Genoni, Gustavo & Niño, Jorge, 2008, "Manipulación de resultados en la banca chilena por medio de la estimación de incobrables," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, volume 75, issue 300, pages 981-1016, octubre-d, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v75i.
• Gabriel Desgranges & Céline Rochon, 2008, "Conformism, Public News and Market Efficiency," Thema Working Papers, THEMA (Théorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), CY Cergy-Paris University, ESSEC and CNRS, number 2008-24.
• Andros Gregoriou, 2008, "The asymmetry of the price impact of block trades and the bid‐ask spread," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 35, issue 2, pages 191-199, May, DOI: 10.1108/01443580810870164.
• de Langhe, B. & Sweldens, S. & van Osselaer, S.M.J. & Tuk, M.A., 2008, "The Emotional Information Processing System is Risk Averse: Ego-Depletion and Investment Behavior," ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam, number ERS-2008-064-MKT, Oct.
• Fatih Özatay & Erdal Özmen & Gülbin Sahinbeyoglu, 2008, "Emerging Market Sovereign Spreads, Global Financial Conditions and US Macroeconomic News," Working Papers, Economic Research Forum, number 400, Jan, revised 03 Jan 2008.
• Alexandr Èerný & Michal Koblas, 2008, "Stock Market Integration and the Speed of Information Transmission," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, volume 58, issue 01-02, pages 2-20, January.
• Miguel A. Acedo & Fco. Javier Ruiz & Rafael Santamaría, 2008, "Influence of Secondary Offerings on the Liquidity and Trading Activity of Stocks Outstanding," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, volume 58, issue 01-02, pages 21-37, January.
• Martin Cincibuch & Matrina Horníková, 2008, "Measuring the Financial Markets’ Perception of EMU Enlargement: The Role of Ambiguity Aversion," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, volume 58, issue 05-06, pages 210-230, August.
• Vít Pošta, 2008, "Estimating the Dynamics of Weak Efficiency on the Prague Stock Exchange Using the Kalman Filter," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, volume 58, issue 05-06, pages 248-260, August.
• Roseli da Silva & Rodrigo Takeuchi, 2008, "Uma análise empírica de eficiência relativa nos mercados futuro e à vista de açúcar," Working Papers, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto, number 08_06.
• LU Rong & XU Longbing & XIE Xinhou & CHEN Baizhu, 2008, "Redemption puzzle of open-end fund market in China," Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, Higher Education Press, volume 3, issue 3, pages 430-450, September.
• Güray Küçükkocaoglu, 2008, "Intra-Day Stock Returns and Close-End Price Manipulation in the Istanbul Stock Exchange," Frontiers in Finance and Economics, SKEMA Business School, volume 5, issue 1, pages 46-84, April.
• Song Han & Hao Zhou, 2008, "Effects of liquidity on the nondefault component of corporate yield spreads: evidence from intraday transactions data," Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), number 2008-40.
• Christina E. Bannier & Falko Fecht & Marcel Tyrell, 2008, "Open-End Real Estate Funds in Germany - Genesis and Crisis," Working Paper Series: Finance and Accounting, Department of Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, number 165.
• Michael H. Grote & Marc Rustige, 2008, "Der Einfluss von Diversifikationsstrategien auf den Aktienkurs deutscher Unternehmen," Working Paper Series: Finance and Accounting, Department of Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, number 186, Feb.
• Caitlin Ann Greatrex, 2008, "The Credit Default Swap Market's Reaction to Earnings Announcements," Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series, Fordham University, Department of Economics, number dp2008-06.
• Helder Sebastião, 2008, "The partial adjustment factors of FTSE 100 stock index and stock index futures: The informational impact of electronic trading systems," GEMF Working Papers, GEMF, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, number 2008-07, Oct.
• Henry Aray, 2008, "Effects of Macroeconomic Announcements on Stock Returns across Volatility Regimes," ThE Papers, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada., number 08/17, Dec.
• Marco Cipriani & Antonio Guarino, 2008, "Herd Behavior in Financial Markets: An Experiment with Financial Market Professionals," Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy, number 2009-16, Jul.
• Mathieu Gatumel & Dominique Guegan, 2008, "Towards an understanding approach of the insurance linked securities market," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL, number halshs-00235354, Jan.
• Gunther Capelle-Blancard & Nicolas Couderc, 2008, "What drives the market value of firms in the defense industry?," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL, number halshs-00305380, DOI: 10.1016/j.rfe.2007.02.001.
• Mathieu Gatumel & Dominique Guegan, 2008, "Dynamic Analysis of the Insurance Linked Securities Index," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL, number halshs-00320378, Sep.
• Emmanuel Jurczenko & Bertrand Maillet & Paul Merlin, 2008, "Efficient Frontier for Robust Higher-order Moment Portfolio Selection," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL, number halshs-00336475, Oct.
• Thierry Foucault & Thomas Gehrig, 2008, "Stock price informativeness, cross-listings and investment decisions," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-00459807, Apr, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2007.05.007.
• Gunther Capelle-Blancard & Nicolas Couderc, 2008, "What drives the market value of firms in the defense industry?," Post-Print, HAL, number halshs-00305380, DOI: 10.1016/j.rfe.2007.02.001.
• Emiliano Grossman & Emilio Luque & Fabian Muniesa, 2008, "Economies through transparency," Post-Print, HAL, number halshs-00322141.
• Rudy de Winne & Carole Gresse & Isabelle Platten, 2008, "Liquidity and Risk Sharing Benefits from Opening an ETF Market with Liquidity Providers: Evidence from the CAC 40 Index," Post-Print, HAL, number halshs-00673252, Dec.
• Thierry Foucault & David Thesmar & David Sraer, 2008, "Individual Investors and Volatility," Working Papers, HAL, number hal-00578370, Jul.
• Schmeling, Maik, 2008, "Investor sentiment and stock returns: Some international evidence," Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, number dp-407, Nov.
• Gehrig, Thomas P. & Lütje, Torben & Menkhoff, Lukas, 2008, "Bonus Payments and Fund Managers' Behavior: Trans-Atlantic Evidence," Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, number dp-411, Dec.
• Bo Becker & Todd Milbourn, 2008, "Reputation and competition: evidence from the credit rating industry," Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School, number 09-051, Oct, revised Sep 2010.
• Chollete, Lorán & Næs, Randi & Skjeltorp, Johannes A., 2008, "The Risk Components of Liquidity," Discussion Papers, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science, number 2008/7, Mar.
• Soultanaeva, Albina, 2008, "Impact of Political News on the Baltic State Stock Markets," Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics, number 735, Mar.
• Pavabutra, Pantisa & Prangwattananon, Sukanya, 2008, "Tick Size Change on the Stock Exchange of Thailand," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2008-9, Apr.
• Inoue, Kotaro & 井上, 光太郎 & Kato, Hideaki Kiyoshi & 加藤, 英明 & James Schallheim, 2008, "Parent company puzzle in Japan : another case of the limits of arbitrage," Hitotsubashi Journal of commerce and management, Hitotsubashi University, volume 42, issue 1, pages 67-85, October, DOI: 10.15057/16289.
• Frank Leung & Philip Ng, 2008, "Impact of IPO Activities on the Hong Kong Dollar Interbank Market," Working Papers, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, number 0811, Jul.
• Vincent Louis Ovlia & David Enke & Michael C. Davis, 2008, "The Effects Of Congressional Elections On Future Equity Market Returns," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 1-15.
• Halil Kiymaz & Roberto Marchesini & Robert F. Hodgin, 2008, "Market Valuation Responses To Goodwill Announcements: An Early Direct Test Of Fasb 142," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 119-127.
• E.M. Ekanayake & Robin Rance & Mihalis Halkides, 2008, "Effects Of Federal Funds Target Rate Changes On Stock Prices," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 13-29.
• Christos Floros, 2008, "Long Memory In Exchange Rates: International Evidence," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 31-39.
• Xianliang Tian & Ming Zhou, 2008, "Banking System Efficiency And Chinese Regional Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis Based On Banks’ Micro-Efficiency," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 41-51.
• Mohd Fahmi Ghazali & Wahi Ismail & Mohd Rushdan Yasoa & Nelson Lajuni, 2008, "Bivariate Causality Between Exchange Rates And Stock Prices In Malaysia," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 53-59.
• Md Hamid Uddin & Diaeldin Osman, 2008, "Effect Of Dividend Announcement On Shareholders’ Value: Evidence From Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 1, pages 87-101.
• Chin-Lin Chuang & Dar-Hsin Chen & Chung-Hsien Su, 2008, "Reexamining The Expiration Day Effects Of Stock Index Derivatives: Evidence From Taiwan," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, volume 2, issue 2, pages 85-105.
• Powell, Andrew & Martínez, Juan Francisco, 2008, "On Emerging Economy Sovereign Spreads and Ratings," IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank, number 1611, Jan.
• Cavallo, Eduardo A. & Powell, Andrew & Rigobón, Roberto, 2008, "Do Credit Rating Agencies Add Value?: Evidence from the Sovereign Rating Business Institutions," IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank, number 1634, Nov.
• Andrew Powell & Juan F. Martinez S., 2008, "On Emerging Economy Sovereign Spreads and Ratings," Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department, number 4565, Jan.
• Eduardo Cavallo & Andrew Powell & Roberto Rigobon, 2008, "Do Credit Rating Agencies Add Value? Evidence from the Sovereign Rating Business Institutions," Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department, number 4601, Nov.
• Costas Anyfantakis & Guglielmo Maria Caporale & Nikitas Pittis, 2008, "Parameter instability and forecasting performance: a Monte Carlo study," International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 1, issue 1, pages 1-20.
• Pau Castells & Francesc Trillas, 2008, "Political parties and the economy: Macro convergence, micro partisanship?," Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), number 2008/1.
• Mónica Espinosa & Mikel Tapia & Marco Trombetta, 2008, "Disclosure and liquidity in a driven by orders market: Empirical evidence from panel data," Investigaciones Economicas, Fundación SEPI, volume 32, issue 3, pages 339-370, September.
• Zeynep Özge YETKİN, 2008, "İletişim Politikası ve Bekleyişlerin Yönetimi: Önemi ve TCMB Örneği," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, volume 23, issue 263, pages 5-23.
• Sadık ÇUKUR & Mehmet ERYİĞİT & Seda DURAN, 2008, "Sendikasyon ve seküritizasyon kredileri anlaşmalarının borçlanan bankaların hisse fiyatlarına etkileri," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, volume 23, issue 264, pages 58-78.
• Alper ÖZÜN & Mehmet TÜRK, 2008, "Döviz kurlarının öngörüsünde stokastik oynaklık modelleri," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, volume 23, issue 265, pages 50-67.
• Emin AVCI & Murat ÇİNKO, 2008, "Endeks getirilerinin yapay sinir agları modelleri ile tahmin edilmesi: Gelismekte olan Avrupa borsaları uygulaması," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, volume 23, issue 266, pages 114-137.
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• Dieter Hess & He Huang & Alexandra Niessen, 2008, "How do commodity futures respond to macroeconomic news?," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, volume 22, issue 2, pages 127-146, June, DOI: 10.1007/s11408-008-0074-x.
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• Mahmud Hossain, 2008, "Change in value relevance of quarterly foreign sales data of U.S. multinational corporations after adopting SFAS 131," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, volume 30, issue 1, pages 1-23, January, DOI: 10.1007/s11156-007-0040-0.
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