This study empirically investigates which firms are more susceptible to successful manipulation. For this purpose, a unique data set consisting of manipulation cases from 1998 to 2006 from the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) was collected and firm-specific variables are used to explain these...

This study investigates the effects of venture capital investments on corporate governance and financial stability of IPO-firms in the emerging markets. We find that VC-backed firms have less agency problems related to excess control than non-VC-backed firms at the time of IPO, and venture...

This paper investigates the systematic risk factors driving emerging market (EM) credit risk by jointly modeling sovereign and corporate credit spreads at a global level. We use a multi-regional Bayesian panel VAR model, with time-varying betas and multivariate stochastic volatility. This model...

This paper examines the presence and the determinants of exchange risk premia in stock returns using firm level data from South Korea. We conduct empirical asset pricing tests based on cross-sectional data sorted by firm characteristics such as firm size, liquidity, foreign ownership, and...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) economies have established stock markets to encourage the mobilization of domestic funds and attract foreign capital in-flows for corporate investment and growth. But domestic corporate listings on stock markets have been abysmal. This study examines the reasons behind...

We examine whether military regimes harm stock market performance by investigating stock returns in ten emerging markets under military and civilian rule. We find no evidence of military regimes having a significantly negative impact on stock returns. In the case of Thailand and Pakistan, we...

Empirical research on contagion between international stock markets generally focuses on index returns converted into US dollars. This paper argues that it would be more appropriate to use returns denominated in countries' local currencies, as only these returns accurately reflect price...

In terms of quantifying market risk, this study examines the information and indication embedded in implied volatilities extracted from the KOSPI 200 options and proposes a modified value-at-risk (VaR) framework utilizing the implied volatilities. Our empirical results indicate that the...

This paper compares the performance and capital flow to emerging market hedge funds located in the US with those of the funds located in other countries. I find that the US funds on average provided neither a positive risk-adjusted return nor a liquidity premium to compensate for the stronger...