In a recent paper, Yoram C. Peles and Meir I. Schneller (1989) ignore the sampling autocorrelation bias. A replication of their work that removes the bias changes their results. With the bias removed, there is no evidence that their three long-term ratios follow an adjustment process. Copyright...

Are financial ratios an observed quantity that is influenced by firms or capital and product markets? The current body of empirical research concentrates on the time series behavior of such ratios when corporate distress is revealed. In this study the time series properties of joint-concern...

A comparison of Hong Kong and United States rate-of-return regulation indicates differences in the definition of the rate base and in the proportion of it permitted a fair rate of return. These differences imply that Hong Kong electric utilities utilize proportionately more fixed (less current)...