Since the seminal paper of Vasicek and Fong (1982), the term structures of interest rates have been fitted assuming that yields are cross-sectionally homoskedastic. We show that this assumption does not hold when there are differences in liquidity, even for bonds of the same issuer. Lower...

We analyze the empirical pattern of the Ohlson models (1995) focusing on four basic implicit assumptions that support the model: (i) the displacement property, (ii) the goodness of book value as a proxy of the ability of assets and liabilities to generate cash flows, (iii) the conservatism...

We analyze the relationship between the stance of Eurozone monetary policy and the implicit risk aversion in the European Stock market prices. We use a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model as Bekaert et al. (2013) do for the U.S. market. We adapt this model for the European Stock market...

Since the seminal paper of Vasicek and Fong (1982), the term structures of interest rates have been fitted assuming that yields are cross-sectionally homoskedastic. We show that this assumption does not hold when there are differences in liquidity, even for bonds of the same issuer. Lower...

Purpose – In this paper, the authors aim to analyze the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards' (IFRS) mandatory adoption on the financial statements of Spanish listed companies. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate a panel data model by generalized least...

Recently, many papers show evidence of a positive association between financial literacy and wealth holdings. It is often claimed that individuals with a higher level of financial literacy display a higher propensity to plan for retirement. In their planning process, individuals seek to achieve...

The debate over how firm environmental, social and governance (ESG) affects shareholder wealth has been receiving increasing interest in recent years, especially in periods of crisis such as the market crash triggered by COVID-19 pandemic. Some researchers have analysed whether ESG scores...

This paper focuses on the ability of aggregate income to forecast GDP growth in the Eurozone and, particularly, on the role that special items play in propitiating it by incorporating conditional conservatism. We contribute to the previous literature by discussing the ability of aggregate micro...