In this paper we explain and assess the benefits of integrating an interactive, online learning object into a finance course. Animation and interactivity combined with the accessibility of the online learning objects create a rich, student-controlled learning environment. We present a new...

We examine the performance of students repeating introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics courses, relative to that of students taking the courses for the first time. The study covers 937 grades received by 439 undergraduate business students. We find that the grades of students who...

This paper proposes the use of Spanish proverbs for teaching finance to Hispanic students. Spanish proverbs facilitate teaching by appealing to Hispanic students' cultural background, by introducing ideas in a succinct and unique way, and by creating a friendlier classroom atmosphere. Spanish...

In this paper, we examine the performance of students who repeat an introductory finance course, and compare this performance to that of students who take this course for the first time. We find that students who completed the course in the past with a failing or passing grade show a...

I examine the effect of demand on stock prices by analyzing the conversion of the TIPs 35 and TIPs 100 exchange-traded funds into the i60 Fund. This conversion occurred at the Toronto Stock Exchange on March 6, 2000. Forty stocks of the TIPs 100 Fund that were not members of the new units of the...

I examine the slope of the demand curve for stocks by analyzing the transition of the Samp;P 500, Samp;P MidCap 400, and Samp;P SmallCap 600 from market capitalization to free float weighting, which occurred in 2005. This unique information-free event allows isolating the effect of the decrease...

I examine the effect of demand on stock prices by analyzing the transition of the Samp;P 500 index from market capitalization to free float weighting, which occurred in 2005. I find that a decrease in demand produced a permanent stock price decline, which was accompanied by significant abnormal...

We compare the market reactions of developed and emerging market firms to reconstitutions of the FTSE Environmental Opportunities (FTSE EO) index. Our primary finding is that developed market firms that were added to or deleted from the FTSE EO experience significant increases in stock prices...

To examine whether investors value environmental sustainability, we analyze stock market reactions of the firms added to or deleted from the FTSE Environmental Opportunities 100 index (FTSE EO 100). Firms added to the FTSE EO 100 that were not previously in the FTSE EO and firms removed from the...