A considerable number of studies have examined the relationship between corporate governance (CG) structures and corporate performance (e.g., Yermack, 1996; Gompers et al., 2003; Beiner et al., 2006; Renders et al., 2010; Ntim et al., 2012; Kumar & Zattoni 2013; Griffin, et al., 2014). In contrast, despite its...

This paper develops a specification of the credit scoring model with high discriminatory power to analyze data on loans at the retail banking market. Parametric and non- parametric approaches are employed to produce three models using logistic regression (parametric) and one model using...

Neben der Einleitung ist die Dissertation in zwei Teile aufgeteilt. In Teil I wird die Annahme eines Investors mit μ-σ Präferenz getroffen. Das erste Kapitel stellt ein Multi-Rating ATSM unter Arbitragefreiheit mit dem klaren Fokus auf Zinsstrukturkurvenmodelle für Unternehmensanleihen vor....

"In this updated edition, author Nicola Jentzsch provides an in-depth analysis of the economics and regulation of financial privacy. You get a comparative overview of credit reporting systems in the US and in the 27 member states of the European Union. This is the ""most in-depth study of the...

Introduction : creditworthiness and 'responsible credit' -- Creditworthiness assessment as a macroprudential duty -- Creditworthiness for individuals : methodologies and legal issues -- Creditworthiness assessment and other contractual duties as tools of 'responsible credit' : the case of...

This study investigates whether a CEO’s personal political ideology, as captured by his or her political contributions, is associated with a firm’s credit ratings. Republican CEOs, we find, are associated with higher credit ratings, especially when their firms are headquartered in...