It is well known that information arrival has an impact on prices volatility, and trading volume in financial markets (see e.g., Goodhart and O'Hara 1997). Scheduled macroeconomic announcements, such as monthly employment figures, consumer prices, or building permits, stand out from the steady...

It is well known that information arrival has an impact on prices volatility, and trading volume in financial markets (see e.g., Goodhart and O'Hara 1997). Scheduled macroeconomic announcements, such as monthly employment figures, consumer prices, or building permits, stand out from the steady...

Inhalt:Direktinvestitionen in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Grundlagen Theorien zur Erklärung von Direktinvestitionen im Ausland Event Studies - Einführung in die theoretischen Hintergründe Empirische Arbeit Abschließende Wertung - Probleme und Kritik Seit dem Beginn der Systemtransformation...

The thesis at hand includes four essays that analyze issues related to the energy prices. In the first essay, the effects of oil prices on Turkish stock market activity is investigated by using vector autoregressive model (VAR). Specific attention is given to global liquidity conditions in order...