The ratio of the yields on short-term tax-exempt and taxable bonds exhibits a sawtooth pattern that is consistent with th e impacts of tax deferments from dates on which interest payments are received to dates on which the resulting tax payments are paid. The effect of the tax deferment at turns...

Announcing a layoff decision could trigger either an increase or decrease in firm value, depending upon whether adverse market conditions or efficiency improvement are motivating it. Layoff announcements often contain information that indicates the motivation. This article finds that the layoff...

We examine the valuation effects of out-of-the-money calls of convertible securities. In general, out-of-the-money calls generate positive abnormal stock returns. These returns are higher when the call price exceeds the market value of the called securities (positive premium calls), compared...