This paper investigates the effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on the relation between institutional ownership (IO) and firm innovation. We find that US firms investing in innovation attract more institutional capital post-SOX. Prior literature identifies two SOX effects on the average US...

Do foreign institutional investors (FII) regard the introduction of rigorous disclosure requirements as a major incentive to invest in U.S. equities? We investigate the role of information asymmetry and the impact of firm-level disclosure on FII decisions. We use a unique context for analysis --...

This paper investigates the factors that determine the capital structure of the manufacturing industry firms that are listed in BİST between the period 2009 and 2013. We use the data for 188 firms that are included in sub sectors of manufacuring industry. These sectors are...

This paper investigates the impact of monetary policy committee decisions of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey on the stock returns of the deposit banks listed in Borsa Istanbul Banks Index (XBANK). The cumulative abnormal returns of the banks are calculated for 2008 and 2012. We report...

This study examines the factors that impact the dividend payout ratio of Turkish firms that are listed in Borsa Istanbul-100 Index for the period 2005-2013. Random-effect Tobit panel regression is used in order to investigate the determinants of dividend policy. According to the empirical...

This study aims to determine the factors that are effective on non-performing loans ratio after the 2001 local financial crisis. State-owned banks, privately-owned banks and foreign banks that operate in Turkey between the years 2002 and 2014 are examined. According to System-GMM and Difference...