Purpose – Very little is known about the influences on dividend decisions in Pakistan, despite the importance of the market in the region and the nation's non-standard tax system. This study therefore aims to provide detailed evidence regarding this issue by examining the views of those...

This article examines the weak–form of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) for the Saudi Stock Market. Specifically, it considers whether patterns are present in share returns such that investors can out–perform the market by trading on the basis of historic information. Two...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how investors and stockbrokers in Nigeria value shares and whether their approach to share valuation differs from that documented in other countries. In particular, the paper investigates whether the investors and stockbrokers use fundamental,...

Investigates the stock market response to interactive dividend and earnings announcements by a sample of 620 UK companies over the period January to June 1991. First, examines the possibility that the response to a dividend announcement may be influenced by whether the dividend is being...

This paper: (i) examines the potential benefits from diversifying into eight stock markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); and (ii) quantifies the importance of country, industry and time factors in CEE equity returns. The findings suggest that substantial benefits exist from investing in...

F<sc>raser</sc> P., M<sc>ac</sc>D<sc>onald</sc> G. A. and M<sc>ullineux</sc> A. W. Regional monetary policy: an Australian perspective, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. A structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model for Australia is utilized to identify the domestic impacts of <italic>common</italic> monetary policy shocks on national and state business cycles...

Non-R&D innovation is a common economic phenomenon, though R&D has been the central focus of policy making and scholarly research in the field of innovation. An analysis of the third European Community Innovation Survey (CIS-3) results for 15 countries finds that almost half of innovative...

This paper outlines the process for evaluating the economic effects of Gunns proposed pulp mill in northern Tasmania. Removal of the project from the Resource planning and Development Commission had two important effects. First, assumptions underlying the proponent’s impact statement could not...