This paper investigates the stock returns and volatility size effects for firm performance in the Taiwan tourism industry, especially the impacts arising from the tourism policy reform that allowed mainland Chinese tourists to travel to Taiwan. Four conditional univariate GARCH models are used...

This article focuses on the incentive compatibility of existing compensation schemes for the indemnification of costs and losses of animal disease outbreaks in the member states of the EU. It is shown that efficient animal disease risk management basically requires compensation of costs and...

We analyze the role of liability, insurance, and side payments for independent safety controls with unobservable care levels. By independent safety controls we mean that the accident probability depends on the care levels of two parties, and that the effects of the controls on the accident...

We examine the impact of intermediation on insurance market transparency and performance. In a differentiated insurance market under imperfect information, consumers can gain information about product suitability by consulting an intermediary. We analyze current broker compensation methods:...

Das Krankenversicherungssystem in Deutschland ist seit Jahren in der Kritik. Reformbedarf besteht sowohl bei der Gesetzlichen als auch bei der Privaten Krankenversicherung. Ist ein einheitlicher Versicherungsmarkt die Lösung? Peter Oberender und Jürgen Zerth, Universität Bayreuth, sehen in...

This paper looks at markets characterized by the fact that the demand side is insured. In these markets, a consumer purchases a good to compensate consequences of unfavorable events, such as an accident or an illness. Insurance policies in most lines of insurance base indemnity on the insured's...

En 2008, la rentabilidad de la bolsa española fue -40%, sólo hubo tres empresas (entre 136) con rentabilidad positiva y 61 empresas tuvieron una rentabilidad inferior a -50%. Las 136 empresas destruyeron valor para sus accionistas por importe de 420 millardos de euros. Ha sido un año con gran...

Este documento analiza 13 tipos de bonos estructurados y 2 tipos de participaciones preferentes. El objetivo es mostrar el funcionamiento de los mismos, y analizar la rentabilidad esperada para los inversores, para los emisores y para las instituciones mediadoras. Se muestra que este tipo de...

Este documento analiza: - 106 informes de analistas sobre Lehman publicados entre enero y septiembre de 2008, - publicaciones de la CNMV - la evolución de la cotización de Lehman - la evolución del rating de la deuda de Lehman. - la evolución del CDS (Credit Default Swap) de Lehman - la...

This paper addresses 10 corporate finance topics that are not well treated (or not treated at all) in many Corporate Finance Books. The topics are: 1. Where does the WACC equation come from? 2. The WACC is not a cost. 3. What is the WACC equation when the value of the debt is not equal to its...