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Does Continuous Disclosure Improve Investment Efficiency? Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting
We examine the association between continuous disclosure and investment efficiency within the context of Australia's unique regulatory setting for continuous disclosure. Based on 8,527 firm‐year observations, we find that continuous disclosure is positively associated with investment efficiency and helps to mitigate both over‐investment and under ...
Sudipta Bose +3 more
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Vulnerability and Pediatric Pain. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Healthcare disparities amplify vulnerabilities in infants and children. In the context of pain, vulnerable individuals are those whose pain often goes under‐appreciated, ‐recognized, or ‐treated. Vulnerability to pain arises due to multiple and interacting sources including inherent vulnerability, situational vulnerability, and pathogenic ...
van Rysewyk S +3 more
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Broker and institutional investor short selling
Abstract Brokers have access to order‐flow data, which they can use to enhance their short‐selling returns. However, New Zealand brokers also have a fiduciary duty to place their clients' interests before their own. We compare the short‐selling returns and trading behaviours of brokers and institutional investors who predominantly focus on profit ...
Ben R. Marshall +3 more
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Hedging, financing, and investment decisions: a simultaneous equations framework [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the interaction between hedging, financing, and investment decisions. This work is relevant in that theoretical predictions are not necessarily identical to those in the case where only two ...
Chen-Miao Lin, Stephen D. Smith
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ABSTRACT Climate change is a global challenge with far‐reaching implications for firms and capital markets. This study examines whether ownership by socially responsible investors (SRIs) enhances firms' resilience to climate shocks. Focusing on transition and physical climate risks, we analyse whether SRI ownership reduces firms' stock return ...
Alejandro J. Useche +3 more
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Credit Market Frictions and Bankruptcy Law Design—Implications for Korea*
Abstract Bankruptcy law design has important implications for financial markets and economic growth. As bankruptcy law design interacts with local economic and political conditions, it is important to consider these factors when designing optimal bankruptcy law.
David Schoenherr
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Limited liability and the development of capital markets [PDF]
We study the consequences of the introduction of widespread limited liability for corporations. In the traditional view, limited liability reduces transactions costs and enhances investment incentives for individuals and firms.
Ed Nosal, Michael Smart
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The role of foreign capital flows in health finance
Abstract This study develops an open economy version of the health deficit model to examine how rising health expenditures affect international capital flows, external balances, and welfare. The government issues bonds in international capital markets, linking health policy to international financial dynamics.
Mark Christopher Kelly
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Investment Timing, Liquidity, and Agency Costs of Debt [PDF]
This paper examines the effect of debt and liquidity on corporate investment in a continuous- time framework. We show that stockholder-bondholder agency conflicts cause investment thresholds to be U-shaped in leverage and decreasing in liquidity.
Hirth, Stefan, Uhrig-Homburg, Marliese
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Abstract This study examines the relationship between Chief Financial Officer (CFO) overconfidence and firm performance through the lens of environmental violations and constituency statutes. Drawing on stakeholder and upper echelons theories, we find that firms with overconfident CFOs are more likely to commit environmental violations, which ...
Panagiotis Andrikopoulos +4 more
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