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The paper analyzes the risk disclosure quality in the prospectus of IPOs in Germany between 2006 and 2008. Quality of risk information is measured as precision and comprehensibility. The relationship between risk disclosure quality and earnings power is tested.
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This paper addresses the issue of the choice of the optimalinstrument to sell new shares, this choice being price versusquantity discrimination (rationing). Previous results in theliterature (Benveniste and Wilhelm, 1990) show that the issuing firmwould be better off if allowed to use both price...
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Nach dem Vorbild börsennotierter britischer Vereine wird es auch deutschen Profifußballvereinen in absehbarer Zukunft möglich sein, sich in Aktiengesellschaften umzuwandeln. Der anschließende Börsengang soll dann den nach den jüngsten Entwicklungen im Profifußballbereich gestiegenen...
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The premium on "on-the-run" Treasuries (i.e. the most recently issued ones) is an anomaly. I explain it using a model in which primary dealers hold inventories of Treasuries. Primary dealers are more likely to hold large inventories of on-the-run Treasuries. There is also less variation across...
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motivate employeeswho are driven by concerns about their reputation for being able. When employeesare driven by monetary …
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reputation for honesty. We characterize conditions under which there exists a 'two-tier equilibrium' in which 'reputable …' auditors refuse bribes offered by clients for fear of losing reputation, while 'disreputable' auditors accept bribes because … even persistent refusal does not create a good reputation. The main findings are: (a) honest auditors charge higher fees …
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In recent decades, many firms offered more discretion to their employees, often increasing the productivity of effort but also leaving more opportunities for shirking. These "high-performance work systems" are difficult to understand in terms of standard moral hazard models. We show...
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The paper analyses credibility and reputation in the context of peace negotiations. Where war provides economic gains …
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In recent decades, many firms offered more discretion to their employees, often increasing the productivity of effort but also leaving more opportunities for shirking. These “high-performance work systems” are difficult to understand in terms of standard moral hazard models. We show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427573