We analyze the price effects of steel commodities on stock market returns in emerging and developed economies. These commodities have recently attained increased media exposure due to the rise in the U.S. steel import tariffs, which pose the threat of reducing global demand for steel products...

In this paper we assess the effect of a high frequency investor sentiment measure, captured by aggregating search volume indices (SVI) for a set of economically negative and relevant search terms and its effect on returns of cross-listed securities indices. Similar to US stock returns, the ADR's...

We examine the relationship between sentiment and Mexican stock market returns. Results suggest a positive dynamic relationship between rational Mexican sentiment and equity market returns. Results also reveal a spillover of US sentiment on the return generating process of the Mexican stock...

This article analyzes the relationship between GDP growth in seven major Latin American countries and China's demand for their exports. GLS panel estimation using annual data for the period 1994-2013 shows that the relationship was both statistically and economically significant. Control...

Using annual data from 1980 to 2014, we reexamine the relationship between democracy and natural resources for a large sample of emerging market economies. Controlling for human capital (or real GDP per capita) and openness measures, dynamic panel methods address endogeneity from more democratic...

Does government size increase to compensate for the volatility that arises from openness? We evaluate this compensation hypothesis by focusing on Latin America, whose economic growth in the 2000s has been often attributed to the commodity boom. Panel data regressions show that during the...

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo busca comparar os três indicadores da dívida pública brasileira mais utilizados como medidores de condição fiscal do país: a Dívida Líquida do Setor Público (DLSP) e a Dívida Bruta do Governo Geral (DBGG), calculadas pelo Banco Central do Brasil, e a...

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a multi-trillion dollar market that epitomizes financialization due to its recent growth. This study examines the behavior of U.S. listed currency hedged ETF investors towards changes in the underlying benchmark and foreign exchange rate from July 2011 to...

This article analyzes the effects of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Obama Tax Increase) and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (Bush Tax Cut) on corporate payout decision and stock returns. Logit and fixed-effect panel data analyses are conducted on all firms...