This study examines individual commodity futures price reaction to large one day price changes, or "shocks". The mean-adjusted abnormal return model suggests that investors in 6 of the 18 commodity futures, examined in this study, either underreact or overreact to positive surprises. It also...

The study of the financial structure is a complex and recurrent line of research in the field of corporate finance. Increasing the understanding of the financial structure and its implications on corporate governance is the starting point for improving the access to external financing and reduce...

En recientes epizootias occuridas en los Paises Bajos, muchos animales sanos hubieron de ser sacrificados y se solicito a los responsables politicos impulsaran un plan de vacunacion para prevenir futuros brotes. No obstante, se tiene poca experiencia sobre la eficacia de la administracion de...

The paper discusses the context of changing sanitary-phyto-sanitary (SPS) standards, concerns, questions and studies related to food standards and safety,strategic options for developing countries to deal with rising standards, results for case studies on compliance costs, benefits and...