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We address questions about Chapter 11 stocks regarding their trading environment, fundamental value, and performance. First, there exists active trading for Chapter 11 stocks throughout the bankruptcy process. Second, equity value after filing is positively related to asset value, asset...
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market pricing implications of gambling-motivated trading. We find a strong, negative, and statistically significant post …
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Previous studies document a relationship between gambling at the aggregate level and investments in securities with … lottery-like features. We combine data on individual gambling consumption with portfolio holdings and trading records to … examine whether gambling and trading act as substitutes or complements. We find that gamblers are more likely than average to …
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Previous studies document a relationship between gambling at the aggregate level and investments in securities with … lottery-like features. We combine data on individual gambling consumption with portfolio holdings and trading records to … examine whether gambling and trading act as substitutes or complements. We find that gamblers are more likely than average to …
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Previous studies document a relationship between gambling activity at the aggregate level and investments in securities … with lottery-like features. We combine data on individual gambling consumption with portfolio holdings and trading records … to examine whether gambling and trading act as substitutes or complements. We find that gamblers are more likely than the …
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Past literature has assumed that negative stock returns around Chapter 11 filing are solely due to new adverse information about firm value. This paper argues that there is also a nonlinear wealth transfer from shareholders to creditors causing shareholder loss. The magnitude of the wealth...
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In recent years, a number of papers have established a new empirical regularity. Stocks of distressed firms vastly underperform those of financially healthy firms. It is not necessary to attribute the negative excess returns of distressed firms to inefficient or irrational markets. We show that...
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Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the 'watchlist (rating review) instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position, as proposed by Boot, Milbourn, and...
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Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the watchlist (rating review) instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position, as proposed by Boot, Milbourn, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298930