This paper investigates the influence that information asymmetry may possess upon the future volatility, liquidity, market toxicity, and returns within cryptocurrency markets. We use the adverse selection component of the effective spread as a proxy for overall information asymmetry. Using order...

The hedging and safe haven properties of Bitcoin for the US dollar are investigated across a variety of investment horizons. Our findings reveal that (i) Bitcoin acts as a weak hedge for all currency pairs examined, with some evidence of negative average dependency for Euro, Swiss Franc and...

This paper surveys the academic literature concerning the formation of pricing bubbles in digital currency markets. Studies indicate that several bubble phases have taken place in Bitcoin prices, mostly during the years 2013 and 2017. Other digital currencies of primary importance, such as...

This paper examines the impact of blockchain and crypto-related name changes on corporate and financial performance of the corporations. We document several pieces of evidence suggesting that companies who partake in such "crypto-exuberant" naming practices become more volatile and offer...

This paper studies causal relationships and the potential of improving conditional quantile forecasting between Bitcoin and seven altcoin markets as well as between Bitcoin and three mainstream assets, namely gold, oil, and the S&P500, by applying the Granger-causality in distribution and in...

We study the impact on a country’s economy of sharing a direct land border with a country experiencing conflict. Through analysing sixty-three major episodes of regional instability during the period between 1990 and 2016 by using panel data methods applied to unrestricted error correction...

The Irish financial crisis through the period between 2008 and 2012 caused unprecedented damage to the national economy while generating substantial inequality and demographic issues through the austerity measures that followed. While large amounts of taxation has gone towards understanding the...

Cryptocurrencies have been broadly scrutinised in recent times for a host of concerning regulatory and cybercriminality issues. Although steps have been taken to promote regulatory sufficiency in the near future, we examine the avenues through which this extremely high-risk industry can derive...

The unfortunate set of circumstances surrounding the loss of both Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 led to the immediate grounding of the advertised ‘incredibly fuel efficient' Boeing 737-MAX. The side-effects of the decision to ground such flights led to delays and...