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Discount factors and thresholds: Foreign investment when enforcement is imperfect
Asiedu, Elizabeth; Villamil, A. P. - 2000
We consider a model that provides insight into the well-known Folk theorem in economics that when the discount factor beta is sufficiently close to 1, expropriation will never occur. Although this Folk theorem is true in our model, our perspective is different. The discount factor beta often is...
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An investigation of the availability, distribution, and usability of the comprehensive annual financial reports of United States cities.
Hall, Douglas Roger - Florida Atlantic University
public, being beyond all but specially trained accountants and finance professionals. …The study methodology has three parts: a descriptive analysis of sample documents; a survey of finance directors …. The CAFR model needs to be simplified, organized better, and common language used. GASB, the Government Finance Officers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431370
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Essays on profit warnings.
Jackson, Dave O. - Florida Atlantic University
Financial regulations require publicly traded firms to disclose firm-specific information relating to their financial performance as well as forecasts of future prospects disclosed to anyone outside the firm. Profit warnings present important market information as to the recent past firm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431391
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Two essays on newly public firms.
Wiggenhorn, Joan. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation examines the stock price behavior of newly public firms following two separate events, acquisition announcements and a large single day price change. For the first essay on overreaction, the changes in both liquidity and information are considered in studying the stock price...
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Pricing behavior of exchange traded funds.
Richie, Nivine F. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation examines the pricing behavior of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in three essays. (1) The Overreaction of International ETFs, (2) Fragmentation of Night Markets, and (3) The Impact of the Creation of the QQQ on the Underlying Securities. The overreaction study examines the role of...
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Essays on high-tech acquisitions and divestitures.
Benou, Georgia. - Florida Atlantic University
Since the early 1990s there has been a substantial increase both in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as in divestitures of high-tech companies. This dissertation examines the takeover and divestiture activity in high-tech markets in an effort to extend our current knowledge regarding...
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A financial history and analysis of the United States airline industry.
Sturm, Ray R. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation analyzes the financial history of the U.S. airline industry from the perspectives of earnings, dividends, risk and capital structure. The airline industry is chosen because of its transition from economic regulation to competition. Within the area of earnings, I examine the...
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On financing with convertible debt over the last two decades.
Rotaru, Camelia S. - Florida Atlantic University
Despite extensive research, the rationale behind firms' decision to issue convertible debt is still unknown. On average, results indicate that the market reacts more negatively to new convertible debt issues of companies with higher cash ratios. Hence, I test whether convertible issuers are...
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Essays on takeover defenses and cancellations.
Glegg, Charmaine A. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation analyzes the impact of takeover defenses and cancellations in three essays: (1) The Impact of the Strength of Targets' Takeover Defense Mechanisms on Acquiring Firms; (2) The Impact of the Announcement of Shareholder-Friendly Poison Pill Provisions on Shareholder Wealth; and...
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Penny stock IPOs as investments.
Konku, Daniel K. - Florida Atlantic University
Researchers of Initial Public Offerings, IPOs, have, traditionally, filtered out low-priced stocks with cut-off prices depending on individual study. This study examines underpricing, short- and long-run performance of one special class of such low-priced stocks. I examine IPOs filed for and...
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