We investigate the asset pricing implications of the greenness of bonds. To estimate a green-pricing effect, we determine the `green bond premium' as the difference between the yields of matched conventional and green-labeled bonds. On a cross-sectional average, green bonds experience no yield...

We quantify to what extent the quality of credit rating predictions improves through integrating measures of corporate social performance (CSP) in an established credit risk model. We provide comprehensive evidence of the comparative informational advantage of considering CSP in predicting...

For full replication of a stock index one has to multiply the weights of the index with the desired index multiple in order to receive the corresponding share volumes. If rounding of the theoretical values is done the usual way, the desired replication result is missed to an extent greater than...

Open positions in futures are rarely held until expiration. Typically, the position will be closed out earlier, a so called early unwinding takes place. The early unwinding could be triggered by the fact that the futures price hits a pre-specified level. For instance, the investor could give a...

Based on risk-value models we introduce a multi-period approach to the valuation of streams of risky cash flows. The valuation is based on the (expected) value of the output's or input's magnitude and the risk of the output cash flow, as captured by a risk measure. We derive three formulae for...

In crowdfunding, start-ups can voluntarily communicate with their investors by posting updates. We investigate whether start-ups strategically use updates, which were previously shown to increase investments. To this end, we use hand-collected data of 751 updates and 39,036 investment decisions...

This paper quantifies the long-term financial effects of strong (weak) corporate social performance (CSP). We contribute to the literature by seeking such effects on a broad range, i.e. different CSP dimensions which are depicted by so-called ESGEc scores - an acronym for environment, social,...

We study the investor behavior on a leading peer-to-business lending platform and identify a new investment mistake – a default shock bias. First, we find that investors stop investing in new loans and cease from diversifying their portfolio after experiencing a loan default. The default...

We empirically study the determinants of failures of microfinance institutions based on the CAMELS rating components and microfinance-specific measures by applying probit regression techniques. Our findings confirm the capital adequacy (C), the asset quality (A), the management capability (M),...

Many financial contracts are equipped with exercise rights or other features enabling the parties to actively shape the contract's payoff. These decisions pose a great challenge for the pricing and hedging of such contracts. Yet, the literature lacks a consistent way of dealing with these...