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We propose a new Sharpe ratio index obtained from return and volatility spillover indices to individual assets from the whole financial system. We use our new approach to shed light on a new perspective on a hot topic examining the safe-haven assets after Covid-19. To do that, we compare both...
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Using comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data … listing suspension mechanism, i.e., the ST designation, adopted by China's securities regulatory agency appears to be … literature on economic transition, our findings suggest that any fundamental improvement in China's corporate governance will …
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The stock market influences some of the most fundamental economic decisions of investors, such as consumption, saving, and labor supply, through the financial wealth channel. This paper provides evidence that daily fluctuations in the stock market have important - and hitherto neglected -...
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By using a nonlinear VAR model, we investigate whether the response of the US stock and housing markets to uncertainty shocks depends on financial conditions. Our model allows us to change the response of the US financial markets to volatility shocks in periods of normal and financial distress....
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From business to politics and academia, the economic effects of the introduction of gender quotas are under scrutiny. We provide new evidence based on the introduction of mandatory gender quotas for boards of directors of Italian companies listed on the stock market. Comparing before and after...
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This paper provides evidence on how executive compensation relates to firm performance in listed firms in China. Using … comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data on executive … cash compensation (salary and bonus) for top executives with respect to shareholder value in China. In addition, sales …
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In China, real estate and the stock market are the two main markets favored by both individual and institutional … stock market and real estate sector's trading volumes in 31 provinces of China. Its empirical results are based on panel …
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reassignments of certain student groups into new peer groups, we also explore the reasons why herding occurs. The preponderance of … evidence suggests that social learning, as opposed to network externalities, is the key driver for herding behavior. …
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Do wealth shocks affect the health of the elderly in developed countries? The economic literature is skeptical about such effects which have so far only been found for poor retirees in poor countries. In this paper I show that wealth shocks also matter for the health of wealthy retirees in the...
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The paper presents a new meta data set covering 13 experiments on the social learning games by Bikhchandani, Hirshleifer, and Welch (1992). The large amount of data makes it possible to estimate the empirically optimal action for a large variety of decision situations and ask about the economic...
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