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Mergers during the first and second phase of globalization: Success, insider trading, and the role of regulation

Kling, Gerhard - 2004

are still lacking for Germany. One may argue that this statement is false and could refer to Huerkamp (1979). However, he … concentration process was less developed in Germany. Besides these astonishing results, additional doubts emerge regarding the … `traditional´ research conducted in Germany. For instance, Leeth and Borg (1994, 2000) who covered the years 1905 to 1930 measured …

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A-REIT seasoned equity offerings : determinants and market reaction

Chikolwa, Bwembya - 2009

The paper examines the decision by Australian Real Estate Trusts (A-REITs) to issue seasoned equity offerings from 2000 - 2008 and stock market reaction to the offerings using panel data and event study methodologies, respectively. The global financial crisis has resulted in freezing of the...

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Impact of Software Vulnerability Announcements on the Market Value of Software Vendors - An Empirical Investigation

Telang, Rahul; Wattal, Sunil - 2005

Researchers in the area of information security have mainly been concerned with tools, techniques and policies that firms can use to protect themselves against security breaches. However, information security is as much about security software as it is about secure software. Software is not...

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The Impact of Measurement Error on Estimates of the Price Reaction to USDA Crop Reports

Aulerich, Nicole M.; Irwin, Scott H.; Nelson, Carl H. - 2007

This paper investigates the impact of USDA crop production reports in corn andsoybean futures markets. The analysis is based on all corn and soybean production reportsreleased over 1970-2006. The empirical analysis compares the typical OLS eventstudy approach to the new Identification by...

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The effect of a corporate name change related to a change in corporate image upon a firm's stock price

Busch, Paul S. (contributor) - 2006

This dissertation utilizes the event study methodology from the modern theory of finance to examine corporate name changes (CNCs). Data sources include press releases and articles announcing CNCs compiled by Lexis Nexis, annual reports collected from the SEC File microfiche database compiled by...

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Essays on Impacts of Avian Influenza Outbreaks on Financial Markets

McCarl, Bruce A. (contributor); Bessler, David (contributor) - 2009

A recent outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza (AI), an especially highly pathogenicstrain (HPAI) of H5N1, started in Hong Kong in January 2003 and caused 159 humandeaths in Asia, Africa and Europe through early 2007. In addition, this outbreak resultedin millions of slaughtered birds and...

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Essays on new product development alliances

Shankar, Venkatesh (contributor); … - 2007

Interorganizational alliances are widely recognized as critical to product innovation. A notable trend is the rapid growth of new product development (NPD) alliances between large, well-established firms and small, growing firms. This dissertation is comprised of two studies on the formation and...

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Three essays concerning economic analysis associated with the supply chain

Capps, Oral (contributor); Salin, Victoria (contributor) - 2006

Analyzing different aspects of the supply chain aids in understanding how firmsbehave, interact and respond within an industry. Some concepts used to carry out thisanalysis include asymmetric price transmission, event study methodology and eventcosting analysis. Each of these topics is discussed...

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Do spin-offs really create value? The European case

Veld, Chris; Veld-Merkoulova, Yulia - 2004

We study wealth effects for a sample of 156 spin-offs from 15 different European countries that were announced between January 1987 and September 2000. The cumulative average abnormal return over the three-day event window is 2.62%. This number increases to 2.66% for the subsequently completed...

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Linking corporate reputation and shareholder value using the publication of reputation rankings

Tischer, Sven; Hildebrandt, Lutz - 2011

Good corporate reputation is seen as one of the most valuable assets. It is believed to cause a multitude of favorable impacts within different stakeholder groups. As a consequence, a multitude of studies analyzed the relationship between corporate reputation and financial performance. However,...

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