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Regulation and investment in network industries: Evidence from European telecoms
Grajek, Michał; Röller, Lars-Hendrik - 2009
We provide evidence of an inherent trade-off between access regulation and investment incentives in telecommunications by using a comprehensive data set covering 70+ fixed-line operators in 20 countries over 10 years. Our econometric model accommodates: different investment incentives for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270806
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Are correlations constant over time?: application of the CC-TRIGt-test to return series from different asset classes
Fischer, Matthias J. - 2007
A new test for constant correlation is proposed. Based on the bivariate Student-t distribution, this test is derived as Lagrange multiplier (LM) test. Whereas most of the traditional tests (e.g. Jennrich, 1970, Tang, 1995 and Goetzmann, Li & Rouwenhorst, 2005) specify the unknown correlations as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273762
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The labor share: A review of theory and evidence
Schneider, Dorothee - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281476
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Total work and gender: Facts and possible explanations
Burda, Michael; Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Weil, Philippe - 2012
based on social norms, might explain these findings and are consistent with cross-national evidence from the World Values …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281481
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On the continuation of the great moderation: New evidence from G7 countries
Chen, Wenjuan - 2011
This paper employs a Markov regime-switching approach to investigate whether the Great Moderation is over since the start of the late 2000s recession. The results confirm that the recent financial crisis did cause a simultaneous high-volatility period among the G7 countries. However, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281484
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Intended and unintended consequences of mandatory IFRS adoption: A review of extant evidence and suggestions for future research
Brüggemann, Ulf; Hitz, Jörg-Markus; Sellhorn, Thorsten - 2012
This paper discusses empirical evidence on the economic consequences of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the European Union (EU) and provides suggestions on how future research can add to our understanding of these effects. Based on the explicitly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281486
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Can crop yield risk be globally diversified?
Liu, Xiaoliang; Xu, Wei; Odening, Martin - 2011
In 2007 and 2008 world food markets observed a significant price boom. Crop failures simultaneously occurring in some … of the world's major production regions have been quoted as one factor among others for the price boom. Against this … assumptions compared with linear correlations. The use of copulas allows for a more reliable estimation of extreme yield …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281505
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Mandatory IFRS adoption and accounting comparability
Cascino, Stefano; Gassen, Joachim - 2010
adoption on the comparability of financial accounting information around the world. Our results suggest that while mandatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281527
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The Basel III framework for liquidity standards and monetary policy
Bindseil, Ulrich; Lamoot, Jeroen - 2011
Basel III introduces for the first time an international framework for liquidity risk regulation, reflecting the experience of excessive liquidity risk taking of banks in the run up to the financial crisis that erupted in August 2007, and associated negative externalities. As central banks play...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281532
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Comparability effects of mandatory IFRS adoption
Cascino, Stefano; Gassen, Joachim - 2012
of mandatory IFRS adoption on the comparability of financial accounting information around the world. Using two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281535