The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of information technology (IT) on the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing industries in Iran. So, the data will be collected from 23 Iranian manufacturing industries during ‘‘2002–2006’’ and the methods such as DEA and panel data...

There is evidence that ICT developments can improve bank efficiency and performance. Previous studies often employ data envelopment analysis (DEA) to first examine bank performance and then use a second-stage regression to explain the influences of other environmental factors, including ICT, on...

As we know, there is a belief in the finance literature that Value at Risk (VaR) and Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) are new approaches to manage and control the risk. Regard to, value at risk is not a coherent risk measure and it is not sub-additive and convex, so, we have considered...

Recent literature shows that market anomalies have significantly diminished, while research on market factors has largely improved the performance of asset pricing models. In this paper we study the extent to which data envelopment analysis (DEA) techniques can help improve the performance of...

The mutual fund industry has experienced huge growth internationally, becoming one of the primary vehicles through which individuals and most institutions invest in capital markets. Thus, the evaluation of the performance of mutual funds has become a very interesting research topic both for...

Due to the advancement of Information Technology it has been easier for investors to invest valuable money in portfolios. There has been availability of tools & data all the time to predict the market in decision-making, for which some models have been developed. With the rigorous research in...

This article presents a new approach for building robust portfolios based on stochastic efficiency analysis and periods of market downturn. The empirical analysis is done on assets traded on the Brazil Stock Exchange, B3 (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão). We start with information on the assets from...