This paper analyses fundamental location factors for the financial industry by investigating the economic significance of market participants’ assessments of location factors and country-specific characteristics over time. A unique data set allows studying the locational attractiveness of...

General Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Attractiveness of European Financial Centers -- Evidence from Domiciliation Decisions in the Mutual Fund Industry -- Impact of the Domiciliation Decision on Fund Fees -- General Conclusion -- Appendix.

Do financial market analysts use structural economic models when forecasting exchange rates? This is the leading question analysed in this apper. In contrast to other studies we use expectations instead of realised data. Therefore we analyse the implicit structural models forecasters have in...

Unter dem Begriff Credit Scoring lassen sich mathematisch-statistische Verfahren zusammenfassen, anhand derer Informationen über Verbraucher oder Unternehmen zu quantitativen Punktwerten (Scores) verdichtet werden, um zu einer statistisch belastbaren Prognose der Erfüllungswahrscheinlichkeit...

We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different countries across the world and operating in all major industries. Our principal findings...