the well known trend plus cycle model, in a multivariate context, using both quarterly and monthly data. This procedure is …

We examine firm managers' incentives to commit fraud in a model where firms seek funding from investors and investors … can monitor firms at a cost in order to get more precise information about firm prospects. We show that fraud incentives … funded without committing fraud, whereas in bad times investors are more vigilant and it is harder to commit fraud …

application of the approach in relation to bank deposits, investments, business projects and international activities such as …

This paper analyses bank exit (ie reorganisation and liquidation) legislation in selected financial centres: New York …, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo. The focus is on bank exit legislation applicable to commercial banks. The legislation … is analysed from the perspective of bank stakeholders, ie bank creditors, depositors and bank shareholders. The analysis …

This paper evaluates bank exit regimes in selected financial centres using econometric methods. The focus is on bank … exit regimes applicable to commercial banks in New York, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo in 1998–2002. Bank exit … regimes are studied from the perspective of bank creditors and bank shareholders. In order to apply econometric methods, the …

fixed income unless the value of the bank’s assets falls below a predetermined threshold. In such an event, the debt … obligation is automatically converted to the bank’s common equities. By using a contingent claims valuation approach we present … bank that includes DES or alternatively subordinated debt in its capital structure. We compare and evaluate quantitatively …