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Non-parametric statistic for testing cumulative abnormal stock returns

Pynnönen, Seppo - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 4, pp. 1-13

Due to the non-normality of stock returns, nonparametric rank tests are gaining accceptance relative to parametric tests in financial economics event studies. In rank tests, financial assets' multiple day cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) are replaced by cumulated ranks. This paper proposes...

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The Recession of 2001 and Unemployment Insurance Financing

Vroman, Wayne - Urban Institute <Washington, DC> - 2005

[...]This paper examines the recent recession, with particularattention given to developments in the labor market and in UI program financing. Its three objectives are to describedevelopments in the macroeconomy and in the labor marketthat have relevance for UI funding issues, to present...

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Interplay between finance and institutions in the development process of the industrial sector: Evidence from South Africa

Hassan, Adewale Samuel; Meyer, Daniel - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 10, pp. 1-20

goals, the mediating role of institutions in how finance influences the development of the industrial sector across … institutions in the relationship between finance and industrial development of South Africa for the period 1984-2021. To evaluate … relationships. The findings of the study revealed that finance impacts industrial development positively in South Africa, but this …

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A fractal view on losses attributable to scams in the market for initial coin offerings

Grobys, Klaus; King, Timothy; Sapkota, Niranjan - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 12, pp. 1-18

Analogous to traditional Initial Public Offerings (IPO), Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) represent an emerging channel through which firms can access external funding using the new evolving digital financial market for tokens. However, while ICOs represent an alternative funding channel for...

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Financing for a sustainable dry bulk shipping industry: What are the potential routes for financial innovation in sustainability and alternative energy in the dry bulk shipping industry?

Pangalos, George - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 16 (2023) 2, pp. 1-13

fleet operation and management and finance is explored. The paper provides a framework to illustrate from a financial …

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Credit, Equity, and Mortgage Refinancings

Peristiani, Stavros; Bennett, Paul; Monsen, Gordon; … - Federal Reserve Bank <New York, NY>; London School of … - 1997

[...]This article significantly advances the literature onmortgage prepayments by introducing quantitative measuresof individual homeowner credit histories to the loan-levelanalysis of the factors influencing the probability that a homeownerwill refinance. In addition to credit histories, we...

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Financing higher education: Comparing the options

Barr, Nicholas A. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2003

This paper analyses three options for financing higher education:• Tax funding, as proposed by the Liberal Democrats and, more recently, the Tories.• Tax funding plus upfront charges, as at present.• Tax funding plus deferred charges, as proposed in the White Paper on highereducation...

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Financing higher education in the UK: The 2003 White Paper

Barr, Nicholas A. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2003

This paper – a companion to Iain Crawford's and my earlier evidence to the SelectCommittee (Barr, 2002a,b,c,d,e; Crawford, 2002) – offers a strongly supportive assessmentof the strategy in the White Paper (Department for Education and Skills, 2003).[...]

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Funding higher education: policies for access and quality

Barr, Nicholas A. - London School of Economics and Political Science

This paper puts forward a strategy for achieving two objectives in higher education –improved access and increased quality – about which there is unanimous agreement.[...]

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Making universities UNIVERSAL

Barr, Nicholas A. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

How do you fund university education? In the UK, the governmentplans to introduce variable fees from 2006, to be paid back after thestudent graduates, but the debate continues worldwide. What isthe best solution, offering what people want but at a realistic price?Nicholas Barr offers his...

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