This paper analyses the stochastic behaviour of Private Equity returns (a measure of profitability) applying fractional …

We examine the profitability of cross-ownership in an oligopolistic industry where firms compete as Cournot rivals. We … symmetric cross-ownership is never profitable for any levels of non-controlling minority shareholdings if the participation … over to the case of non-renewable resource industries. The profitability of a symmetric cross-ownership can be positive …

simultaneously risen in most countries. Moreover, the gross profitability of firms seems to be lower in high-tax countries, even …

In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger to the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement and find …

We study the profitability incentives of merger and the endogenous industry structure in a strategic trade policy …

profitability of banks’ portfolios affect their ability to cover for any liquidity shortage and hence influence the premium they … require to carry maturity risk. During a boom, profitability is increasing and thus spreads are low, while during a recession … profitability is decreasing and spreads are high, in accordance with the cyclical properties of term spreads in the data. Second, we …