Prior studies offer various empirical models to decompose the observed bid-ask spread into the adverse-selection and transitory (order-processing and inventory-holding) components. There is limited evidence, however, on whether the spread components estimated from these models indeed measure...

We investigate how investor overconfidence and margin trades affect market efficiency around a market crash. We find that the price delay before a crash is about twice the price delay after a crash and that negative information travels slowly only when market sentiment is high because of...

We investigate how the geographic distance between firms' headquarters affects their stock price comovement. Our results show that a firm's stock return has stronger comovement with the returns of nearby firms than with those of distant firms. Being in the same state and/or in the same industry...

We investigate the effect of investor overconfidence and margin trades on market efficiency around a market crash. We find that the price delay in a pre-crash period is about twice the price delay in a post-crash period. After a market crash, investors become more sensitive to market movements,...

This paper investigates the factors that affect the likelihood of maintaining a stable relationship between a brokerage firm and its client funds and the effect of such a stable business relationship on analyst recommendations. We find that young funds, particularly those in small fund families,...

Using a unique sample of open-ended mutual funds, which are not subject to “pass through” requirements, we test whether paying dividend creates a potential agency issue. We find that dividend yield (DY) is positively (negatively) related to a fund's post-dividend net cash flow (performance)....

We investigate the effects of analysts' affiliation and reputation on dealers' market making activities. We find that, for a given stock, dealers who have affiliated analysts covering the stock quote and trade more aggressively than those who do not have any affiliated analysts. More...

We revisit and extend the topic of secondary share sales and revisions in IPOs. First we test to determine if secondary share sales constitute a negative signal that is captured in aftermarket performance. We find secondary share sales in general are not correlated with poorer initial or...

This paper investigates the effect of stable business relationships between brokerage firms and mutual funds on analyst recommendations. Although the amount of commission fees a brokerage firm receives is the primary factor affecting recommendation aggressiveness of the brokerage firm's...

Dividend payments attenuate agency issues, but they can also be used by managers for management entrenchment. Using open-ended mutual funds, we find that dividend yield (DY) is positively (negatively) related to a fund's post-dividend net cash flow (performance). In addition, we find that...