Presents the results of an empirical investigation of the behaviour of Hungarian firms during the transition process focusing in particular on the role of financial market imperfections for corporate capital structure and investment decisions

This book presents the most current trends in the field of finance and accounting from an international perspective. Featuring contributions presented at the 17th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting at the University of Economics in Prague, this title provides a mix of research methods...

Terms, definitions and short essays -- Deposit insurance schemes -- Gramm-Leach-Bailey Act: creating a new bank for a new millennium -- Comparative analysis of zero-coupon and coupon-pre-funded bonds -- Intertemporal risk and currency risk -- Credit derivatives -- international parity conditions...

One of the most striking macroeconomic developments during the last three decades is the rise and persistence of large fiscal deficits in a number of countries. Despite recent major fiscal reforms around the world, many countries suffer from recurrent large fiscal imbalances that often reflect...

This book is the thirteenth volume in the International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series which explores the latest developments in political economy. A collection of eight papers, the book concentrates on the deregulation of domestic financial markets and discusses financial...

Florian Auinger highlights the core weaknesses and sources of criticism regarding the VIX Index as an indicator for the future development of financial market volatility. Furthermore, it is proven that there is no statistically significant causal relationship between the VIX and the S&P 500. As...

Preisbildung an Aktienmärkten -- Ausgewählte empirische Untersuchungen zur Erklärung von Information Mirages -- Information Mirages an experimentellen Wertpapierbörsen -- Methodik zur Analyse von Information Mirages an der Computerbörse CAT -- Spezifikation der Information Mirages an der...

Bilanzielle Behandlung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungskosten nach IFRS -- Kapitalmarkt und Informationseffizienz -- Grundlagen der Kapitalmarktrelevanzforschung -- Stand der empirischen Forschung zu Forschungs- und Entwicklungskosten.