We document that the firm level hiring rate predicts stock returns in the cross-section of US publicly traded firms even after controlling for investment, size, book-to-market and momentum as well as other known predictors of stock returns. The predictability shows up in both Fama-MacBeth cross...

This paper mathematically transforms unobservable rational expectation equilibrium model parameters (information precision and supply uncertainty) into a single variable that is correlated with expected returns and that can be estimated with recently observed data. Our variable can be used to...

This study investigates the performance of hotel common stocks relative to specific market indices and assess whether or not historic Beta was an appropriate measurement of future risk for hotel stocks in the market downturn of 2008. Using three different measurements of Beta, the study finds...

This study examines long-term stock returns following open-market share repurchases of listed firms in Taiwan. The empirical results based on event-time cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) and buy-and-hold abnormal returns (BHARs) show that announcing firms do not experience significant positive...

Previous studies have demonstrated that investor sentiment affects trading behavior and stock returns, and is correlated with seasons and weather. In addition, a great deal of evidence supports the main systematic factors of the Fama-French (FF) three-factor model. This study presents both the...

In this study, the impact of firm size and book-to-market ratio on the stock returns of the ISE companies is investigated. Four different models are employed to explain stock returns. These models are, capital asset pricing model, two-factor model including market factor and firm size,...

Critics of Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) have argued that its enactment would result in not only a decrease in asymmetric information but a decrease in total amount of information disclosed by firms. We investigate this conjecture and find (1) no change in market risk premium, (2) an increase...

In this study, the impact of firm size and book-to-market ratio on the stock returns of the ISE companies is investigated. Four different models are employed to explain stock returns. These models are, capital asset pricing model, two-factor model including market factor and firm size,...