Portuguese Abstract: Este estudo avalia o comportamento de carteiras formadas por ativos do mercado acionário brasileiro ordenados em função de sua volatilidade para investigar a anomalia de baixa volatilidade.Entre janeiro de 2003 e junho 2017, o portfólio de baixa volatilidade apresentou...

This paper studies the factors that determine the financial literacy level of the Portuguese individual investors and explores the relation between financial literacy and financial behavior, particularly portfolio diversification. Our results suggest that the average financial literacy level of...

English Abstract: The long-horizon event study methodology is used to document the severe impact of the US subprime mortgage crisis on the Colombian economy. The estimated parameter of a constant mean return model is used to derive the “abnormal return” on the market portfolios of Colombia...

This paper examines how regulatory interventions can affect the market risk of electricity utilities and telecom carriers traded in the Brazilian stock market. Our article uses a bivariate Generalized AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH - BEKK) model to analyze the impact of two...

This paper examines how regulatory interventions can affect the market risk of electricity utilities and telecom carriers traded in the Brazilian stock market. Our article uses a bivariate Generalized AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH - BEKK) model to analyze the impact of two...

Portuguese Abstract: O crescimento vigoroso da indústria de Private Equity no mundo gerou questões fundamentais, como por exemplo explicar se as empresas abertas previamente investidas por estes gestores geram retornos reais aos seus acionistas, após o evento do IPO. Pouco se analisou,...