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Certificate of need laws and health care use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Choudhury, Agnitra Roy; Ghosh, Sriparna; Plemmons, Alicia - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-11

This paper investigates the impact of state-level Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws on COVID and non-COVID deaths in the … new hospital beds. The coronavirus pandemic created a surge in demand for medical services, which might be exacerbated in … some states that have CON laws. Our investigation focuses on mortality due to COVID and non-COVID reasons and understanding …

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Ageing society and SARS-CoV-2 mortality : does the healthcare absorptive capacity matter?

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 11/277, pp. 1-13

This study examines the effect of the elderly population on SARS-CoV-2 Disease (COVID-19) mortality for a sample of 146 … countries. It shows that the elderly population is robustly associated with higher COVID-19 mortality. This effect, however …

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A mortality risk analysis for OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency regulations

Broughel, James; Baxter, Andrew - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 10, pp. 1-21

would have covered workers at firms with 100 or more employees. This paper conducts an original mortality risk analysis for … these regulations. Mortality risk analysis evaluates the increase or decrease in expected mortality associated with a new … analysis for the two regulations in question does not purport to comprehensively evaluate costs; ergo, our mortality risk …

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COVID-19 mortality and economic losses : the role of policies and structural conditions

Wang, Weichen; Gurgone, Andrea; Martinez, Humberto; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 8, pp. 1-28

excess mortality and GDP growth adjusted for additional fiscal stimulus. We conduct an empirical analysis in two stages … public testing and additional fiscal stimulus in non-health could help reduce excess mortality, which might lead to lower …

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Combining investment and tax strategies for optimizing lifetime solvency under uncertain returns and mortality

Das, Sanjiv R.; Ostrov, Daniel; Casanova, Aviva; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 7, pp. 1-25

optimization works with stochastic investment returns and stochastic mortality, extending and combining different investment and …

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Corporate social responsibility and capital allocation efficiency in Australia and New Zealand

Garel, Alexandre; Tourani Rad, Alireza; Xu, Shengze - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 3, pp. 1-18

In this paper, we investigate whether a firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives could affect its financial performance. We specifically investigate the firm’s capital allocation efficiency as a moderating channel affecting their performance. We employ a comprehensive sample of...

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Homebuyer purchase decisions : are they anchoring to appraisal values or market prices?

Cheung, Ka Shing; Yiu, Chung Yim; Guan, Yihan - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 4, pp. 1-13

Price discovery is an important research topic in real estate due to the heterogeneous nature of housing attributes and relatively thin trading activities compared to other assets. In Commonwealth countries, including New Zealand, governments usually conduct periodic appraisals for the purpose...

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The old boys club in New Zealand listed companies

Chen, Chen; Ding, David K.; Wilson, William R. - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 8, pp. 1-21

The board of directors plays an important role in implementing corporate governance in the firm, as directors have a fiduciary duty to the firm's shareholders. The effectiveness of directors is a key determinant of corporate value and they need to bring a range of skills and experience to the...

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Agency-linked risk management with ownership and board sub-committee governance : evidence from an OECD economy

Al Farooque, Omar - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 10, pp. 1-16

From a risk management perspective, this study examines the role of ownership and board sub-committee governance on direct measures of agency costs in a small OECD economy - New Zealand. Using Logistic and OLS regression approaches, two proxies of direct agency costs are tested on a pooled...

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Executive compensation and firm performance in New Zealand : the role of employee stock option plans

Ding, David K.; Chea, Ya Eem - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 1/31, pp. 1-19

We examine the role of employee stock option plans (ESOPs) in mitigating agency problems in New Zealand firms. We find that ESOPs have a significant and positive effect on firm performance relative to their non-ESOP counterparts. This relation appears within a year from the first ESOP...

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