Pooled time-series, cross-sectional data on 110 Australian companies over the period 1992-1998 is employed to examine whether the trademarked variant of residual income known as economic value-added (EVA®) is more highly associated with stock returns than other commonly-used accounting-based...

In this study, pooled time-series, cross-sectional data on 110 Australian companies over the period 1992-1998 is employed to examine whether EVA® is more highly associated with stock returns than conventional accounting-based measures: namely, earnings before extraordinary items, net cash flow...

This paper employs a Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity in Mean (GARCH-M) model to consider the effect of macroeconomic factors on Australian property returns over the period 1985 to 2002. Three direct (office, retail and industrial property) and two indirect (listed...

This paper employs a Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity in Mean (GARCH-M) model to consider the effect of macroeconomic factors on Australian property returns over the period 1985 to 2002. Three direct (office, retail and industrial property) and two indirect (listed...

Self-employed tradespeople, like many business owners, face income uncertainty risk. In Australia, self-employed people are excluded from compulsory superannuation. We quantify financial decisions self-employed tradespeople make in retirement preparation, relative to employed tradespeople. We...

This paper uses household-level longitudinal data from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to gain insights into the asset portfolio rebalancing responses of households experiencing a severe financial shock. The four major life events we consider are serious...

We use household-level longitudinal data to gain insights into the asset portfolio rebalancing responses of households experiencing a severe financial shock. The four major life events we consider are serious illness or injury, death of a spouse, being fired or made redundant, and separation...