In this paper we examine insider trading around bank failures. We examine insider trading around four major bank failures that took place in the 1980's. The four failures that are examined are Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company, First City Bancorp., First Republic Bank and...

This study examines the role of loan guarantees in lines of credit granted to small businesses. Since there is evidence of simultaneity among lending terms, two-stage instrumental variable procedures are used to obtain consistent parameter estimates. The findings suggest the presence of a loan...

This study examines the determinants of farm loan delinquencies, and in particular, the influence of multiple loans and multiple lenders on delinquency. The number of lenders used by a borrower, the number of loans outstanding, and the interaction of the two factors are all positively related to...

This study examines differences in terms of lending for small loans among non-farm commercial banks and farm lenders of different sizes. Large farm lenders more frequently require collateral than large commercial banks, while small farm lenders require collateral less frequently than small...

Utilizing a sample of large US banks, this study examines the benefits of bank transparency using several key performance and stability measures over the 2001-2008 period. The market's reactions to disclosure events are examined on a before-and-after comparison basis using a standard event study...

The purpose of this research is to identify the effects of information disclosure on commercial bank performance and stability. Specifically, the study examines the relationship between different levels of information disclosure and the subsequent impact on various measures of bank return and...

<title>ABSTRACT</title> The purpose of this study was to determine whether doctoral business students' perceptions of private and public institutions differed and whether these differences provide the potential for sustained competitive advantage. The results of this study indicate that private institutions...

This paper estimates the relationship between the level of economic growth and the extent of environmental pollution for a wide range of both industrialized and emerging countries. Using data from 28 countries over the period 1975-1998, the paper finds support for an inverted U- shaped economic...