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A k?lf?ldi t?ke ?rdekl?d?se a magyar mez?gazdas?g ir?nt 87,2 milli?rd forint saj?tt?ke-r?sszel 2002-ben ?rte el a cs?csot a KSH adatai szerint. Forint?rfolya-mon sz?molva 1993 ?s 2001 k?z?tt 6,3-szeres?re n?tt a jegyzett t?k?ben a k?lf?l-di t?ke ?sszege, eur?ban sz?molva 2,6-szeres volt a...

Purpose – This paper aims to delineate the short- and long-run relationships between savings, real interest rate, income, current account deficits (CADs) and age dependency ratio in Fiji using cointegration and error correction models over the period 1968-2000. Design/methodology/approach –...

In a nonparametric setting, the functional form of the relationship between the response variable and the associated predictor variables is assumed to be unknown when data is fitted to the model. Non-parametric regression models can be used for the same types of applications such as estimation,...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of a company's level of earnings and growth opportunities in determining the dividend policy choice of Malaysian-listed firms. The analysis is based on a sample of 136 firms listed on the Bursa Malaysia Index over a period of six years, from 1990...

This study examines the auditor switch effect on share prices among listed companies in Malaysia, mainly the Second Board companies during economic crisis and the economic growth period. Data on companies listed on the KLSE that reported switching of auditors were gathered from the respective...

The study investigates the relationship between auditing services provided to 213 listed firms over a period from 1996 to 2000 by reputable (or tier 1) and non-reputable (non-tier 1) audit firms and the initial returns at listing. We use market adjusted initial return to reflect the firm’s...

We study the relationship between institutional ownership and firm performance in Finland. A systems approach is employed to investigate the potential two-way causality between firm performance and ownership structure. Three-stage least squares estimation technique is used to solve for the...

The stability (stationarity) of real interest rates and surveys of expected inflation in Australia is analyzed over the period 1993(10) to 2001(10). We find that the real yields on Australian 2-, 5-, and 10-year bonds are stationary in levels whereas the real overnight cash and the bank-accepted...

In order to test for weak form efficiency in the market a vast pool of individual stocks must be analyzed rather than a stock market index. In this paper, a model-based bootstrap is used to generate a series of simulated trials and a modified chart pattern recognition algorithm is applied to all...