We study the price discovery process in Euro area government bond markets. We analyze the most active German, French, Italian and Spanish sovereign securities traded on the MTS electronic inter-dealer markets for various maturity buckets. We find that the level of contribution to the price...

We analyze four years of transaction data for euro-area sovereign bonds traded on the MTS electronic platform. In order to measure the informational content of trading activity, we estimate the permanent price response to trades. We find not only strong evidence of information asymmetry in...

Nowadays, Biometrics has become a popular tool in personal identification as it can use physiological or behavioral characteristics to identify individuals. Recent advances in information technology has increased the accuracy of biometric to another level, there is still a slew of problems...

This article proposes an effective method for real-time banknote recognition, using digital image processing. The new Series 7 New Zealand banknotes are considered, as a case study, for intelligent real-time recognition. The composite feature of a banknote containing the elements of color and...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the factors that motivate young people’s intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach: This study applies Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior as a research model. The study is based on a quantitative method that...