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Purpose – To examine Australian corporate acquisitions data in the context of contemporary acquisitions theory. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical analysis using event study procedures. Findings – The study of Australian acquisitions shows that domestic acquisitions are more likely to...

Purpose – To re-examine empirically internalisation and transaction cost theories of firm FDI. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical analysis based on cross sectional multivariate regressions and the Fama-French three factor event study procedure. In addition to the key explanatory...

Time in the market substantially reduces the risk of loss resulting from holding both stocks and bonds. By focusing on a downside VaR risk proxy in 25 emerging and 24 developed markets, we show that the downside risk of both stocks and bonds is greatly reduced as the investment horizon is...

Purpose – To re‐examine empirically internalisation and transaction cost theories of firm FDI. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical analysis based on cross sectional multivariate regressions and the Fama‐French three factor event study procedure. In addition to the key explanatory...

Purpose – To examine Australian corporate acquisitions data in the context of contemporary acquisitions theory. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical analysis using event study procedures. Findings – The study of Australian acquisitions shows that domestic acquisitions are more likely to...