This paper analyzes the dynamics of the US inflation time series using two classes of models: structural change models and long memory processes. For the first class, the Markov Switching Autoregressive (MS-AR) model of Hamilton (1989) and the Structural Change-Autoregressive (SCH-AR) model...

This paper examines the relationship between institutional ownership and firm performance for 35 companies listed on the French financial market from 2002 to 2005. The empirical results provide evidence on the endogeneity of institutional ownership and support previous studies arguing the...

This paper investigates the factors that determine earnings management in emerging countries through the example of Tunisia. The empirical analysis is conducted by dividing the factors into two principal group — incentive group and constraint group — and by using data of 19 Tunisian listed...

This paper aims to empirically examine the factors that affect the adoption of Internet banking in Tunisia. In order to explain the factors, this paper extends the “Technology Acceptance Model†by adding additional external factors such as security and privacy, self efficacy, social...

In recent years two classes of switching models have been proposed, the Markov switching models, Hamilton (1989) and the Threshold Auto-Regressive Models (TAR), Lim and Tong (1980). These two models have the advantage of being able to modelel and capture asymmetry, sudden changes and...

: This paper analyzes the dynamics of the US inflation time series using two classes of models: structural change models and long memory processes. For the first class, the Markov Switching Autoregressive (MS-AR) model of Hamilton (1989) and the Structural Change-Autoregressive (SCH-AR) model...

In recent years two classes of switching models have been proposed, the Markov switching models, Hamilton (1989) and the Threshold Auto- Regressive Models (TAR), Lim and Tong (1980). These two models have the advantage of being able to modelize and capture asymmetry, sudden changes and...

The impact of trade openness and technology transfer on the relative demand for skilled labor remains a puzzle. The empirical findings surrounding this question are in total contradiction with the prediction of traditional international trade theory. This paper addresses this puzzle by...

The main goal of this paper is to investigate whether the long memory behavior observed in many volatility energy futures markets series is a spurious behavior or not. For this purpose, we employ a wide variety of advanced volatility models that allow for long memory and/or structural changes :...