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Abstract Using the Philippinesʼ first nationally representative survey designed to characterise digital commercial and non‐commercial engagements, including the use of information and communications technology (ICT), the digital economy, and technology‐enabled activities, we investigate the presence of gendered disparities in online marketplaces.
Connie Bayudan‐Dacuycuy+1 more
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Abstract Payment method choice in takeovers is mainly driven by both asymmetric information between the acquirer and the target and the acquirer's financial capability. In this paper, we examine whether increased transparency and better access to finance induced by environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance are associated with the strategic
Mussa Hussaini, Ugo Rigoni, Paolo Perego
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Estimating and pricing commodity futures with time‐delay stochastic processes
In commodity futures pricing models, the commodity present price is generally considered to reflect all information in the markets and past information is not regarded important. However, there is some empirical evidence that shows that this fact is unrealistic. In this paper, we consider some stochastic models with delay for pricing commodity futures.
Lourdes Gómez‐Valle+1 more
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The Big 4 Under Pressure: Scanning Work in Transnational Fields*
ABSTRACT We investigate what happens when accounting professionals come under external pressure to change established practices. We focus on corporate tax transparency, which has become an important battleground as stakeholders increasingly demand more information on corporate tax practices.
Rasmus Corlin Christensen+1 more
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Some economic remarks on arbitrage theory [PDF]
Today's primarily mathematically oriented arbitrage theory does not address some economically important aspects of pricing. These are, first, the implicit conjecture that there is 'the' price of a portfolio, second, the exact formulation of no-arbitrage,
Nietert, Bernhard, Wilhelm, Jochen
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An Empirical Examination of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory: Evidences from the U.S. Stock Market
This study investigates the effects of changes in local macroeconomic risk factors on returns on the banking, chemicals, insurance, telecommunication, and utilities industries in the U.S. market. Using a multifactor pricing model and data from 1998:01 to
Mahdy F. Elhusseiny+2 more
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ICTs to address information inefficiencies in food supply chains
Abstract In developing countries, incomplete and/or asymmetric information contributes to inefficiencies in food supply chains. Various products and services have emerged that rely on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to facilitate information flows between agro‐input providers, farmers, traders, and consumers.
Bjorn Van Campenhout
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Arbitrage Pricing Theory for Idiosyncratic Variance Factors
We develop an Arbitrage Pricing Theory framework extension to study the pricing of squared returns/volatilities. We analyze the interplay between factors at the return level and those in idiosyncratic variances.
É. Renault+2 more
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Switching cost and store choice
Abstract Switching costs are generally regarded as anticompetitive as firms can raise prices to “locked‐in” consumers, at least up to the cost of switching to a lower‐priced alternative. However, there is some evidence, both theoretical and empirical, that tends to show the opposite.
Timothy J. Richards, Jura Liaukonytė
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We assess the long‐run growth effects of rising longevity and increasing the retirement age when growth is driven by purposeful research and development. In contrast to economies in which growth depends on learning‐by‐doing spillovers, raising the retirement age fosters economic growth.
Michael Kuhn, Klaus Prettner
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