In this paper we use a new method to rank finance journals. Traditionally, journal qualities are measured either by the citation-based impact factor approach, or by the survey method. Although these two approaches have merits, their efficacy is also limited in many ways. Author Affiliation Index...

This paper investigates the determinants of variations in the yield spreads between Japanese yen interest rate swaps and Japan government bonds for a period from 1997 to 2005. A smooth transition vector autoregressive (STVAR) model and generalized impulse response functions are used to analyze...

This paper analyzes the asymmetric impacts of various economic shocks on swap spreads under distinct Fed monetary policy regimes. The results indicate that (a) during periods of aggressive interest rate reductions, slope of the Treasury term structure accounts for a sizeable share of the swap...

This study documents the existence of mean reversion in three classes of preferred stock and high grade corporate bond returns. The lack of mean reversion in high grade preferred stock returns is consistent with the argument that high grade preferred stock resembles high grade corporate bonds...

In this paper we use a new method to rank finance journals and study the pattern of authorship/co-authorship across journals. Author Affiliation Index is a cost-effective and intuitively easy-to-understand approach to journal rankings. We define Author Affiliation Index as the ratio of articles...

Most markets that choose settlement day following expiration day select opening price rather than closing price as final settlement price (FSP) when index derivatives expire, while most markets that choose settlement day the same as expiration day select an average price rather than a single...