This is the first published study, to our best best knowledge, to look at the junk IPOs in a systematic manner using a quasi-experimental design. The study abandons the notion of homogeneous market for IPOs, and instead focuses on the differential demand for information across identifiable...

This paper presents evidence suggesting that artificial neural networks approach (ANNs) outperform traditional statistical methods and can forecast equity premiums reasonably well. The study replicates out-of-sample estimates of regression using ANN with economic fundamentals as inputs. The...

This paper was inspired by the Coase (1937) theory of the firm. The purpose of this paper is to show the applicability of data envelopment analysis (DEA) in arriving at an unbiased account of relative performance of a set of companies, using the pharmaceutical industry as an example. A DEA based...

We demonstrate the usefulness of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as an analytical procedure for auditors, especially in the planning stage of the audit, to determine the extent of audit and to assess the preliminary risk level of the client. DEA based analytical procedures can provide consistent...

This paper demonstrates the relevance of Graham Allison's conceptual models in explaining the FASB decision making processes. While models of organizational politics are potentially relevant for understanding the process of accounting standards setting, we conclude based on secondary sources...

This paper draws on the group theory to derive some predictions regarding interest group participation in financial accounting setting. Out of the total spectrum of groups that can be potentially affected by accounting standards, only those who foresee large benefits from securing preferred...

Theories of regulation have generally been tested by using a regression approach or an an event study approach. This paper was inspired by the Coase (1937) theory of the firm. It used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to test the economic consequences of the Occupational Health and Safety...

Although case pedagogy has frequently been associated with the Harvard Business School, one can trace the origins of the case-based reasoning to the Abrahamic monotheistic revealed scriptures (Christensen and Hansen, 1987, p.16). This paper elaborates on the case method in a graduate...