Given the recent debate on the empirical validity of the inflation illusion hypothesis, recent implosion of REIT prices combined with potential inflationary pressure, and a significant role of the real estate market in the recent financial market meltdown, we examine whether the observed...

We examine the role of bilateral political relations in sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investment decisions. Our empirical results suggest that political relations play a role in SWF decision making. Contrary to predictions based on the FDI and political relations literature, we find that relative...

We attempt to better understand varying correlations between stock and bond returns across countries and over sample periods using international data. The observation is that there are two forces that affect the correlation between stock and bond returns. The force that drives a positive...

We examine the payout policy of U.S. firms over the period 1980-2008. Prior research indicates that firm characteristics, managerial preferences, and investor clienteles are all important factors in setting payout policy. We examine the roles of these factors and seek to determine which drives...