This article tests the effects of Oscar awards on the production of feature films. Time series data for Spain over the 1953-2014 period are used and a production function is estimated assuming that the Oscar effects accrue through the total factor productivity. A lag structure is introduced...

Using a Markov regime switching model, this article presents evidence on the well-known January effect on stock returns. The specification allows a distinction to be drawn between two regimes, one with high volatility and other with low volatility. We obtain a time-varying January effect that...

We test the effects of different combinations of parties simultaneously holding office in the central and regional governments on the growth rate of regional public infrastructure. Using panel data for the regions of Spain over the 1988-2004 period, we find evidence to support Distributive...

We test calendar effects on stock returns considering business and presidential cycles and volatility regimes and show evidence for eight financial market states. We jointly consider four types of seasonality: the day-of-the-week effect (DWE), the macroeconomic announcement effect (MAE), the...