This paper presents a macro-economic methodology for evaluating the forward-looking Sharpe Ratios of the equity and debt components of the United States public company capital structure. Using this framework, it is shown that the equity and debt Sharpe Ratios are both time variant and disparate....

The issuance of debt instruments with indexation of coupon payments to consumer or commodity prices has occurred with increasing frequency in both the developed and developing world. Such issuance has frequently been made by sovereign or near-sovereign issuers, and occasionally replicated...

In this paper, we argue that past computations of the equity risk premium did not properly account for the financial implications of political collapse on property, civil and human rights. Accordingly, we argue past calculations overstated the equity risk premium. In their stead, we argue a...

Non-financial companies typically face a multitude of risks potentially leading to significant fluctuations in the firm's cash-flows. This paper presents a case study approach demonstrating the hedging strategy employed by an international air carrier managing its jet-fuel price exposure. We...