Previous research has associated levels of disordered gambling symptomology with stock market trading frequency and high-risk investments. We build on these studies via an incentivized experiment, in which we examine how manipulated levels of market volatility affected trading frequency....

Purpose – This paper aims to consider the impact of modernizing payments systems within emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach – Focuses on the Tanzanian experience and highlights a number of important issues that emerging economies face in undertaking such reforms. The results are...

Accounting for defined benefit pension plans is complex, and given the magnitude of many of these schemes relative to their corporate sponsor, understanding whether pension disclosures are value relevant is key to improving the quality of financial reports. The application of fair value...

The recent financial crisis has raised significant questions about liberal free-markets as a mechanism for generating economic growth compared to those economies where there is greater state intervention. This article develops a theoretical framework for economic development that can explain...

Using a returns-based style analysis approach, we develop a dominant timing indicator to measure each fund's ability to take advantage of movements in their dominant passive index. We apply this to a sample of Australian multi-sector funds over the period 1990 to 2005. We find evidence that the...

This paper analyses the relationship between real and accrual earnings management activities and IPO failure risk. While the association between accrual earnings management and IPO failure has been researched in a limited setting, to date, there has been no work that analyses the impact of real...