We explore the dynamics of the adjusted swap spread (calculated as the difference between the swap rate and sovereign yields over the credit default swap premium) in the Eurozone market by studying three markets simultaneously: 1) sovereign bonds, 2) credit default swaps (CDS), and 3) swap...

The suggestion to implement a negative monetary policy has divided economists and politicians. The effects of this experiment on the willingness of individuals and financial intermediaries to borrow and spend money and increase their risk are controversial. To provide insight into the debate, we...

This study examines the failure of covered interest parity (CIP) in long-term cross-currency basis swap (CCBS) markets. We conjecture that frictions in corporate bond markets urge firms to raise funds in one market and enter a CCBS contract to exchange the debt in a different currency....

We study the failure of covered interest parity (CIP) in long-term cross-currency basis swap (CCBS) markets. We conjecture that frictions in the corporate bond markets urge firms to raise funds in one market and then enter a CCBS contract to exchange the debt in a different currency. Therefore,...

This paper uses a sample of 335 firms participating in strategic alliances in order to re-examine the value creation through strategic alliances. We show that the immediate positive response of stock markets to new strategic alliances is followed by negative abnormal returns. Twenty days after...

This paper uses a sample of 335 firms participating in non-equity and minority equity strategic alliances to reexamine value creation through strategic alliances. We show that the immediate positive response of stock markets to new strategic alliances is followed by negative abnormal returns....