Is the Willingness to Take Financial Risk a Sex
... Against this backdrop, the financial industry tends to take gender as a proxy measure for the willingness to invest in risky assets. Financial advice often differs for men and women, and some banks and insurance companies even design gender-specific financial products.1 This paper is the first to investi ...
... Against this backdrop, the financial industry tends to take gender as a proxy measure for the willingness to invest in risky assets. Financial advice often differs for men and women, and some banks and insurance companies even design gender-specific financial products.1 This paper is the first to investi ...
Asset Write-down - Rutgers University
... impairment of assets that have not been retired). The results are mixed. Elliot and Shaw (1988) demonstrate an unfavorable market reaction to write-downs; Strong and Meyers (1987) show positive price reactions; and Francis et al. (1996) find mixed reaction. Specifically, Francis et al. (1996) docume ...
... impairment of assets that have not been retired). The results are mixed. Elliot and Shaw (1988) demonstrate an unfavorable market reaction to write-downs; Strong and Meyers (1987) show positive price reactions; and Francis et al. (1996) find mixed reaction. Specifically, Francis et al. (1996) docume ...
optimal capital structure
... analyzed in all kinds of ways, where most studies have explained observed patterns. Our research will also deal with leverage ratios but in an entirely new way. Our problem concerns the practical matter of deciding an appropriate capital structure and the possibility of improvements, which are formu ...
... analyzed in all kinds of ways, where most studies have explained observed patterns. Our research will also deal with leverage ratios but in an entirely new way. Our problem concerns the practical matter of deciding an appropriate capital structure and the possibility of improvements, which are formu ...
Macroeconomics and Governance
... the economy-wide and firm-specific level, has emerged as one of the central aspects of institutional structure and design. The quality of governance matters to macroeconomic performance because it provides a key foundation for the equitable and efficient allocation of resources, including capital. B ...
... the economy-wide and firm-specific level, has emerged as one of the central aspects of institutional structure and design. The quality of governance matters to macroeconomic performance because it provides a key foundation for the equitable and efficient allocation of resources, including capital. B ...
More Finance Questions
... ____ 16. ZZL Corporation has the opportunity to undertake an investment project that will cost $20,000 today. If the interest rate is 20 percent and if the project will yield the company $30,000 in 3 years, then ZZL will undertake the project. ____ 17. Risk aversion simply means that people dislike ...
... ____ 16. ZZL Corporation has the opportunity to undertake an investment project that will cost $20,000 today. If the interest rate is 20 percent and if the project will yield the company $30,000 in 3 years, then ZZL will undertake the project. ____ 17. Risk aversion simply means that people dislike ...
Tackling financial exclusion through local
... banking services and financial products. However, a significant number do not, including 2 million people who do not have a bank account. Responsible finance providers such as responsible loan funds and credit unions have in recent decades increased affordability and access to finance in underserved ...
... banking services and financial products. However, a significant number do not, including 2 million people who do not have a bank account. Responsible finance providers such as responsible loan funds and credit unions have in recent decades increased affordability and access to finance in underserved ...
Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s.......................................... 32
... The confidence of investors further eroded from the recent decline of money market funds. In September 2008, several money market funds, long viewed as equivalent to bank accounts and without risk, “broke the buck,” meaning that they would pay out less than a dollar for every dollar invested. Large ...
... The confidence of investors further eroded from the recent decline of money market funds. In September 2008, several money market funds, long viewed as equivalent to bank accounts and without risk, “broke the buck,” meaning that they would pay out less than a dollar for every dollar invested. Large ...
Annual Report
... investment. MN has been involved in fiduciary management right from the start and we are one of the parties that has developed this concept to the full. We advise and support clients throughout the entire asset management process. This integral approach ensures an optimal coordination of all asset m ...
... investment. MN has been involved in fiduciary management right from the start and we are one of the parties that has developed this concept to the full. We advise and support clients throughout the entire asset management process. This integral approach ensures an optimal coordination of all asset m ...
lecture 05: elasticities
... Arc elasticity measures the “average” elasticity between two points on the demand curve. The formula is simply (change in quantity/change in price)*(average price/average quantity). To measure arc elasticity we take average values for Q and P respectively. Point Elasticity Point elasticity is used w ...
... Arc elasticity measures the “average” elasticity between two points on the demand curve. The formula is simply (change in quantity/change in price)*(average price/average quantity). To measure arc elasticity we take average values for Q and P respectively. Point Elasticity Point elasticity is used w ...
Chapter 18 Shareholders` Equity
... provides a signal to the market that management believes that profitability is expected in the future. The important thing to remember is that a corporation cannot continue to pay dividends unless it has cash. Startup and growing corporations typically do not pay dividends because they need to inter ...
... provides a signal to the market that management believes that profitability is expected in the future. The important thing to remember is that a corporation cannot continue to pay dividends unless it has cash. Startup and growing corporations typically do not pay dividends because they need to inter ...
influence of liquidity on profitability - e
... of company’s assets – is the ability to convert assets into cash in the shortest possible time, at the lowest possible costs and without losing their value. Appropriate resources of liquid elements of the assets, including cash, are the enterprise’s protection against the loss of financial liquidity ...
... of company’s assets – is the ability to convert assets into cash in the shortest possible time, at the lowest possible costs and without losing their value. Appropriate resources of liquid elements of the assets, including cash, are the enterprise’s protection against the loss of financial liquidity ...
Chapter Highlights
... Of the three cost flow assumptions, FIFO results in balance sheet figures that are the closest to current cost. The cost of goods sold expense tends to be out-of-date because the earlier purchase prices of beginning inventory and the earliest purchases during the period become expenses. When purchas ...
... Of the three cost flow assumptions, FIFO results in balance sheet figures that are the closest to current cost. The cost of goods sold expense tends to be out-of-date because the earlier purchase prices of beginning inventory and the earliest purchases during the period become expenses. When purchas ...
EQUITY RESEARCH Red River Resources Ltd (RVR.ASX)
... The key catalyst for the stock is a rise in the zinc price. Exploration success that can translate into enhanced economics for Thalanga is also key, as well as a successful outcome on Liontown mining study. ...
... The key catalyst for the stock is a rise in the zinc price. Exploration success that can translate into enhanced economics for Thalanga is also key, as well as a successful outcome on Liontown mining study. ...
Default Risk and Aggregate Fluctuations in Emerging Economies
... economy with incomplete markets can experience capital outflows in bad times. Risk averse agents with large debt holdings that can experience capital outflows have more incentives to default in times of low shocks. In essence, in times of low output, the asset available to the economy does not help ...
... economy with incomplete markets can experience capital outflows in bad times. Risk averse agents with large debt holdings that can experience capital outflows have more incentives to default in times of low shocks. In essence, in times of low output, the asset available to the economy does not help ...
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
... The Japanese economy in the consolidated fiscal year under review showed signs of recovery on improvement in the export environment, the effects of economic and fiscal stimulus measures, and other developments. However, there is still the risk of the economy being held back, specifically by decelera ...
... The Japanese economy in the consolidated fiscal year under review showed signs of recovery on improvement in the export environment, the effects of economic and fiscal stimulus measures, and other developments. However, there is still the risk of the economy being held back, specifically by decelera ...
research paper series Research Paper 2007/33
... productive and less volatile firms are replaced with highly productive and volatile ones. However, in the second case, trade does not necessarily raise average productivity in the market. Our analysis also shows that more volatile firms generally have more incentives to trade than their less volatil ...
... productive and less volatile firms are replaced with highly productive and volatile ones. However, in the second case, trade does not necessarily raise average productivity in the market. Our analysis also shows that more volatile firms generally have more incentives to trade than their less volatil ...
Information Acquisition vs. Liquidity in Financial Markets
... the problem of provision of incentives for information acquisition and loan screening is only relevant for asset classes with liquid secondary markets and high securitization levels. Given these inefficiencies, I characterize the optimal mechanism that is obtained when the bank and the market can co ...
... the problem of provision of incentives for information acquisition and loan screening is only relevant for asset classes with liquid secondary markets and high securitization levels. Given these inefficiencies, I characterize the optimal mechanism that is obtained when the bank and the market can co ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES ECONOMIC INTERPRETATIONS OF INTERGENERATIONAL CORRELATIONS Nathan D. Grawe
... But this observation may simply represent the covariance of child ability and parent income. Indeed, Cameron and Heckman (1998) find no relationship between parent income and child education, controlling for cognitive ability.7 In addition, Mulligan (1999) finds a strong positive correlation between ...
... But this observation may simply represent the covariance of child ability and parent income. Indeed, Cameron and Heckman (1998) find no relationship between parent income and child education, controlling for cognitive ability.7 In addition, Mulligan (1999) finds a strong positive correlation between ...