Scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) is one of the most commonly used methods to acquire EEG data for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Worldwide a large number of people suffer from disabilities which impair normal communication. Communication BCIs are an excellent tool which helps the affected...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the impact of stock market liquidity on the value of reported earnings in Egypt, proxied by the earnings–return relationship, during the period between 2006 and 2015. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve this objective, this paper uses a sample including...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document the impact of stock price synchronicity (SYNCH) on the dividend payout ratio. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use data from India for the period between 2000 and 2012 and the panel regression approach to test their arguments. Findings:...

Purpose: This paper aims to document the information transmission capacity of Shariah-compliant firms. Design/methodology/approach: The vector auto-regression (VAR) model is used to test the information transmission capacity of Shariah-compliant firms in India during the period between 2010 and...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the informational role played by ownership concentration. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use bivariate vector autoregressive models to document the informational role of ownership concentration. Findings: The...

Purpose: This paper aims to document the impact of inadequately educated workforce on the extent of financing obstacles experienced by firms. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use the data provided by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys to test our arguments. The data were collected...

Purpose: This paper documents the impact of product market competition on the value of advertising expenditures. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use the data for non-financial firms from India and the pooled regression procedure to test their arguments during the period between 2009...

Purpose: This study examines the effect of dividend policy on the ex ante probability of stock price crash and the ex ante probability stock price jump. Design/methodology/approach: We use the data of publicly listed non-financial firms from France and the ex ante measures of crash and jump...