This paper presents evidence suggesting that artificial neural networks approach (ANNs) outperform traditional statistical methods and can forecast equity premiums reasonably well. The study replicates out-of-sample estimates of regression using ANN with economic fundamentals as inputs. The...

We demonstrate the usefulness of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as an analytical procedure for auditors, especially in the planning stage of the audit, to determine the extent of audit and to assess the preliminary risk level of the client. DEA based analytical procedures can provide consistent...

Although there have been conjectures about possible occurrences of Fibonacci numbers and golden means and ratios in financial statements (Feroz 1992), it is intriguing as to why managers should be reporting these rather stylized series of numbers the occurrences of which have hitherto been...

Using novel indicators of political connections constructed from campaign contribution data, we show that Brazilian firms that provided contributions to (elected) federal deputies experienced higher stock returns than firms that don't around the 1998 and 2002 elections. This suggests...

Using novel indicators of political connections constructed from campaign contribution data, we show that Brazilian firms that provided contributions to (elected) federal deputies experienced higher stock returns around the 1998 and 2002 elections. This suggests contributions help shape policy...

We analyze all hostile takeovers in the past ten years where the market capitalization of the target firm exceeded $1 billion and the identity of the financial advisor of the acquirer is known. Our analysis reveals that, in the majority of cases, at least one of the advisors for the acquirer...

The paper examines the aftermarket performance of private equity-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) based a hand collected sample of private equity-backed and equivalent samples of venture capital-backed and other non-sponsored issues on the London Stock Exchange. The evidence suggests...

We empirically examine the hypothesis that access to core deposits permits a bank to make contractual agreements with borrowers, which are infeasible if the bank must pay market rates for its funds. Access to core deposits insulates a bank's costs of funds from exogenous shocks. In turn, the...