We look for a forecasting model for private investments in Finland. As explanatory variables, we use different proxies of Tobin's Q and cash flow as well as these series decomposed to different frequency components. The forecasts are produced using OLS and National Accounts and Financial...

We investigate whether value-relevant foreign information only gradually dilutes into stock prices of multinational firms worldwide. Using an international sample of firms from 22 developed countries, we find that a portfolio strategy based on firms' foreign sales information yields future...

This paper expands entry mode literature by referring to multiple modes exerted in different value chain activities within and across host markets, rather than to a single entry mode at the host market level. Scale of operations and knowledge intensity are argued to affect firms' entry mode...

Die vorliegende Dissertation umfasst drei empirische Essays, welche die Prognostizierbarkeit von Aktienrenditen in internationalen Aktienmärkten untersuchen. Der Fokus liegt hierbei auf der Renditeprognostizierbarkeit durch Informationsfriktionen in Finanzmärkten. Die Essays in dieser...