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Regulating the financial analysis industry : Is the European Directive effective ?

Dubois, M.; Dumontier, Pascal - HAL - 2009

In the recent years, the US and the EC have witnessed the adoption of new regulations focused on financial analysts. This study investigates whether the European regulations, known as the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) changed the distribution of recommendations and increased their credibility...

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The French defence industry in the knowledge management era: A historical overview and evidence from empirical data

Guillou, Sarah; Lazaric, Nathalie; Longhi, Christian; … - HAL - 2009

In the defence industry the recent development of a 'market for technology', the creation of new European high-technology companies as well as transformations in government agencies have driven firms to reposition their technological and organizational skills. Our objective is to show that the...

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The French defence industry in the knowledge management era: A historical overview and evidence from empirical data

Guillou, Sarah; Lazaric, Nathalie; Longhi, Christian; … - HAL - 2009

In the defence industry the recent development of ‘market for technology', the creation of new European high-technology companies as well as transformations in government agencies have conducted firms to reposition their technological and organisational skills. Our objective is to show that...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008791082

Explaining the Stock Market's Reaction to Macroeconomic Announcements

Belgacem, Aymen - HAL - 2013

This paper aims to study the impact of macroeconomic announcements on stock returns. More specifically, it intends to measure the average response of the French stock market and to provide some theoretical explanations regarding the sources of this reaction. Using intraday data, the study shows...

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The impact of Sovereign Wealth Fund investments on the performance of listed companies

Dinh, Bao Ngoc - HAL - 2011

In this study, we attempt to shed some light on the effects of SWF investment activities by analyzing the short-term impact of SWF investments on the performance of those companies in which they invest. We collect both direct and indirect data on equity investments for each SWF. The sample...

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What drives the market value of firms in the Defense industry ?

Capelle-Blancard, Gunther; Couderc, Nicolas - HAL - 2006

This paper investigates the relative importance of different types of news in driving significant stock price changes of firms in the defense industry. We implement a systematic event study with a sample of the 58 largest publicly listed companies in the defense industry, over the time period...

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How Does the Stock Market Respond to Chemical Disasters?

Laguna, Marie-Aude; Capelle-Blancard, Gunther - HAL - 2010

In this paper, we examine the stock market reaction to industrial disasters. We consider an original sample of 64 explosions in chemical plants and refineries worldwide over the period 1990-2005. A quarter of the accidents resulted in a toxic release, and half of them caused at least one death...

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Energy management systems and market value: Is there a link?

Pham, Thi-Hong-Hanh - HAL - 2014

This paper aims to advance in the knowledge of the economic impacts of ISO 50001 certification on firms' performance. The study hypothesizes that ISO 50001 is associated with improvements in market value of firms. We employ, on one hand, event study methodology for a sample of 40 companies...

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The Dynamics of Lobbying under Uncertainty: On Political Liberalization in Arab Countries

Boucekkine, Raouf; Prieur, Fabien; Puzon, Klarizze - HAL - 2013

We consider a framework à la Wirl (1994) where political liberalization is the outcome of a lobbying differential game … particular, it is shown that the cost of lobbying might be significantly increased under uncertainty with respect to the …

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Le management international des relations des entreprises avec la partie prenante publique

Rival, Madina - HAL - 2011

Le lobbying auprès des décideurs publics est une pratique managériale de plus en plus courante mais encore peu étudiée …. A cet effet, une étude empirique est menée sur 679 actions de lobbying (également appelées actions politiques) qui sont … structuration du phénomène du lobbying des entreprises : cinq stratégies types (que l'on peut décrire et illustrer) existent pour …

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