The objective of the study is to identify factors that influence the decision whether or not to get the flu vaccine among nurses in Israel by using the Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods: A questionnaire distributed among 299 nurses in Israel in winter 2005 /2006 included: (a) socio-demographic...

This study proposes models that can be used as shorthand analysis tools for CDS spreads and CDS spread changes. For this purpose, we examine the determinants of CDS spreads and spread changes on a broad database of 718 US firms during the period from early 2002 to early 2013. Contrary to...

Mean and variance of daily type-A and B stock returns in Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges are studied before and after these stocks were subject to a -10% daily return limit, and when investors' clientele were segmented, vs. merged. We find that imposing the -10% return limit significantly...

This paper compares the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) 25 Index (TA25) to the Samp;P 500 Index with respect to the extent that the Technical Analysis method of moving average can beat the buy-and-hold policy. Previous research on the Samp;P 500 Index is inconclusive, while TA25 has never been...

This paper estimates the degree of the exponential-function misvaluation, its variation with given product price level, and its expected growth rate. The paper examines whether other mathematical functions, such as linear, quadratic and cubic functions, conform to the discounting and compounding...