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Downside Beta and the Cross-sectional Determinants of Listed Property Trust Returns [PDF]
Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 2008 Executive Summary. This study examines the importance of downside beta when seeking to explain variations in listed property trust (LPT) returns in Australia between 1993 and 2005.
Lee, Chyi Lin (R12396) +2 more
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Crop insurance and irrigation behavior: The conditional role of pumping costs
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Excessive water use for irrigation can accelerate the depletion of water resources, undermining agriculture's resilience to weather‐related shocks. Understanding how farmers make water use decisions is essential for developing effective water management policies.
Sungmin Cheu, Molly Sears
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Is Systematic Downside Beta Risk Really Priced? Evidence in Emerging Market Data [PDF]
, 2005 Several studies advocating safety first as a major concern to investors propose downside beta risk as an alternative to the traditional systematic risk- beta. Downside measures are concerned with a subset of the data and therefore the results in the studies that consider the downside beta only may be biased. This study addresses this issue by including
Don (Tissa) U. A. Galagedera +1 more
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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Portfolio Construction with Postmodern Portfolio Theory Framework
Ekonomi, Politika & Finans Araştırmaları DergisiThis study includes alternative portfolio construction approaches consistent with the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and Postmodern Portfolio Theory (PMPT).
Rabia Aktaş, Erdi Bayram
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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Higher Co-Moments and Downside Beta in Asset Pricing
Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2019 The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) assumes a linear relationship between an assetAs return and financial market. However, empirical invalidity of linearity of returns has given birth to other CAPM models. Therefore, this study aims to examine the implication of preference by a risk-averse investor for higher moments and downside risk as investors ...
Imran Umer Chhapra, Muhammad Kashif
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Efficacy, safety and cost‐effectiveness of CAR‐T therapy
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.CAR T‐cells demonstrate high efficacy in blood cancers, including ALL, MM and DLBCL. Innovations target solid tumours despite challenges such as antigen escape. Combination therapies enhance the delivery and infiltration of CAR T cells. Toxicity, cost and resistance remain major barriers to clinical use.
Emina Karahmet Sher +7 more
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Supply Chain Network, ESG Scores and Financial Performance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper provides novel evidence on the role of supply chain networks in influencing firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores and financial performance. Our analysis employs financial, board, ESG and supply chain data, resulting in an unbalanced panel of over 16,000 firm‐year observations from 3028 publicly traded US firms ...
Michail Filippidis +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether CEO risk orientation shapes environmental sustainability disclosure (ESD) and how institutional constraints condition this relationship. We argue that environmental disclosure constitutes a strategic exposure decision because greater transparency can increase regulatory scrutiny and stakeholder pressure.
Muhammad Jameel Hussain +3 more
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