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During the recent Financial Crisis, as well as the 2010 and ongoing European Sovereign Debt Crisis, several governments had/have had to raise their debt levels in order to stabilize their economies. The principal problem attributed to sovereign debts, which is linked to their characteristics, is...
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This Paper analyses the effect of a possible takeover on information flows and on the terms of trade in business relationships. We consider a long-term relationship between a firm and a privately-informed stakeholder, a buyer for example. In our model, takeovers both increase the surplus from...
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This paper not only recommends means whereby principal-agent problems could be addressed, but also considers various ways in which the external auditor and audit committees contribute as corporate governance tools. The impact of bank regulations on risk taking and the need for a consideration of...
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effective corporate governance systems are essential in facilitating high levels of monitoring, accountability and disclosure …
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Previous research on the determinants of voluntary social and environmental disclosure assumes that the determinants … underlying the decision to disclose and the disclosure level are the same. This paper addresses the influence of this assumption … determinants underlying the decision to disclose and the disclosure level may be misleading. …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether focused attention on a firm by an external organization, group, or influential analyst generates greater investor awareness that can affect a firm's value and cost of capital. This study is motivated by contemporary research that...
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reporting, disclosure policies and investors judgment under uncertainty. The theoretical background describes the rational … changing in disclosure policies and selfcontrol is negatively related to irrational behavior of investor. …
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This review uses an economic lens to offer perspectives on securities regulation. We discuss several motives for regulation and highlight some facets of regulatory conflict, competition, and coordination as well as the range of required securities market disclosures. We discuss the roles of...
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future structuring. Namely, the creating of financial statements provides disclosure of accounting and financial information …
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of disclosure modalities by distinguishing the aim of informational disclosure (macro/ micro allocation) and the modality … Kohonen maps to classify issued proposals and reports. We define two typologies: one of informational disclosure modalities …
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