The period of the global financial crisis can be characterized by the spillover of negative innovations among stock markets worldwide. Stock markets in Central Europe were not excluded as they are not isolated from global stock markets. Recently published scientific studies dealing with this...

This paper reveals and tests a new theoretical implication of the credit channel of monetary policy: as financial frictions (monitoring or auditing costs) increase, the reaction of stock prices to monetary policy shocks decreases. Correspondingly, towards the end of the Enron accounting scandal,...

This research examines the influence of world crude oil price shocks on the financial performance of Vietnamese oil- and gas-related firms. Based on copula approach and the sample data of domestic giant oil- and gas firms from 2009 to 2019, in particular in the situation of oil price steadily...

This paper examines the impact of controlling shareholders' stock pledge on institutional shareholding using the sample of Chinese listed firms. Stock pledge means shareholders use stock of listed firms as the pledged assets to apply for loans. Using the sample of Chinese listed firms during the...

This paper examines the efficiency of the Jordanian stock exchange and the relationship between returns and conditional volatility. An AR(1)-GARCH(1,1)-M model is estimated for five daily indices. The empirical results indicate significant departures from the efficient market hypothesis; in only...

After 16 years of suspension during the leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple now pays cash dividends. Since the death of Jobs, Apple has distributed twelve quarterly dividends. Of these, cash was paid 7 days after the ex-dividend date on nine occasions, and twice after 8 days. It has been well...

The Impact of dividend decision on the share price volatility in the Indian Stock Market is the subject matter of this study. Using the correlation analysis and the least square multiple regression methods, the study found only 32% of the changes in the share prices are explained by Dividend...

Buybacks is fast emerging as an effective alternative corporate payout policy. Buyback announcements are important events that create temporary market reactions in form of changes in stock prices, liquidity, volatility and other parameters. This study scans for the first time for Indian capital...

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the behavior of stock returns and trading volumes around ex-dividend dates in the Spanish stock market, using event study methodology. Clear consensus is evident in the literature about the fact that stock prices fall by less than the dividend paid on...