Though the going public decision has been addressed by several theories, empirical research is particularly scarce to European countries. This is the first research in the Spanish market that investigates ex ante and ex post characteristics of IPO firms, using a large database of private held...

This paper analyzes the relationship between ownership concentration andshares liquidity for a sample of 115 listed firms that traded during the period from April2000 to December 2000. Results show a negative influence of ownership of directors,major shareholders and outside shareholders on...

The exchange markets and the exchange rates of Asia and Latin America are studied econometrically. Endogenous structural change and cointegration analyzes and impulse-response functions are used. The findings indicate that: 1) the long-term timing of the exchange markets is low; 2) there is no...

Spanish Abstract: Este capítulo reflexiona sobre el mecanismo de recusación de los árbitros que dirimen las reclamaciones derivadas de inversiones internacionales en el marco del Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones (CIADI). Más concretamente, el capítulo...

Spanish Abstract: La estimación de la relación rentabilidad-riesgo a nivel internacional exige fuertes supuestos. Uno de ellos es el de la perfecta integración. En este artículo se intenta validar si este se cumple para los países emergentes y desarrollados; y se propone un modelo...

Spanish Abstract: La idea de crear el Centro de Solución de Controversias en Materia de Inversiones de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR) (Centro) surgió a partir del año 2008. Ecuador, país miembro de UNASUR que en el año 2009 denunció el Convenio del Convenio sobre Arreglo de...

The exchange markets and the exchange rates of Asia and Latin America are studied econometrically. Endogenous structural change and cointegration analyzes and impulse-response functions are used. The findings indicate that: 1) the long-term timing of the exchange markets is low; 2) there is no...

The banking sector is the more important segment of Spanish financial system. Other financial institutions have had little signification, and they have also been controlled for banks. The Spanish financial literature has situated the born of investment trusts in the 1950 decade because of the...