Showing 71 - 80 of 266
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001337843
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001398937
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222186
This article examines the factors that are not considered in the Black–Scholes model in determining the price of warrants. Using the outstanding percentage as a threshold variable, we test for the existence of threshold effect in warrant prices. It is shown that for warrants with a low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013067811
This paper examines the employment effects of minimum wage in a specific sector that corresponds closely to the notion of a competitive labor market, the foreign domestic helper market in Hong Kong. Our results show that a one percent increase in the minimum wage reduces 0.5 to 0.7 percent of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013067812
The last decade has witnessed a marked improvement in information technology. Such an improvement has reduced the information cost for market participants. Thus, whether the influence of geographic factors on international financial linkage is still significant nowadays is an important question...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013069075
This paper assesses the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on the stock market of China. Our results indicate that the Chinese stock market reacts rapidly to the SARS epidemic. We provide strong empirical evidence that the epidemic has an immediate impact on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013069300
This paper establishes a causal relationship between the quality of an institutional environment and the stated types of entrepreneurial activities in China. An event study on the influence of Forbes magazine's list of China's billionaires (the list) on the associated share prices is conducted....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015853
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013167449
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012951053