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Do sentiment indices impact the premium of prominent pricing factors?
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2018 This study investigates whether Google Search Volume Indices (GSVIs) bring shifts in the expected return of prominent pricing factors in comparison to the Volatility Index (VIX). The results show that compared to VIX, GSVIs bring less significant changes
Ranjeeta Sadhwani +2 more
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Geopolitical Risk and Domestic Bank Deposits
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate the relationship between global geopolitical risk and bank deposit flows across a wide panel of European countries. Motivated by the pivotal role of deposit stability for financial intermediation and systemic resilience, we explore whether geopolitical shocks alter depositors’ portfolio choices.
Dimitris Anastasiou +3 more
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Risk Perceptions and Corporate Financing Behavior
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a recently developed measure of financial market risk perceptions, we show that risk perceptions affect firm‐level corporate financing behavior. Firms tend to adjust their capital structures to cater to investors' appetite for risk. When perceived risks are low, firms tend to choose more leveraged capital structures to take advantage of ...
Youngmin Choi +2 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Gold markets
Business, Management and Economics EngineeringPurpose – The study examines global Gold market performance and correlations between COVID-19, the Russian invasion, inflation, investors’ fear, asymmetric shocks, and the VIX (volatility index) impact on volatility.
Fisnik Morina +3 more
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When Nature Talks, Markets Move: Forecasting the Equity Premium With Eco‐Climate Incidents
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of eco‐climate information, particularly biodiversity risks, in forecasting the U.S. equity premium. Using RepRisk controversy data, we construct indicators for biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and local pollution. Biodiversity indicators emerge as strong predictors of the equity premium, outperforming other
Zhiyong Li, Weiping Qin
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Firm‐Level Political Risk and Earnings Manipulation
Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using recently developed proxies for firm‐level political risk and earnings manipulation, we test the limited attention theory. Contrary to Hirshleifer and Teoh's core prediction that investor attention is associated with less managerial manipulation, we find that firm‐level political risk, serving as a proxy for investor attention, is ...
Hui L. James, Thanh Ngo, Jurica Susnjara
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When attentive insider trading matters: Evidence from government investment
Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.Abstract We examine whether insiders can exploit public information to increase their trading profitability. By exploiting, as a quasi‐natural experiment, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), announced in the U.S. in March 2021 and implemented in November 2021, we provide evidence that insiders earn higher profits when government investment plans ...
Dimitris Petmezas +3 more
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Does behavioural theory explain return-implied volatility relationship? Evidence from India
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017 The study investigates whether behavioural theory is a superior explanation for short-term return–volatility relationship than traditional leverage and volatility feedback hypotheses.
Prasenjit Chakrabarti, K. Kiran Kumar
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Istanbul Journal of Economics / İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, 2022 This study examines the effects of volatilities in oil price, gold price and the VIX index on the Turkish BIST 100 stock index during the pandemic period. For this purpose, an econometric analysis has been carried out by using the oil, gold and VIX index data which consist of 363 daily observations between 11/03/2020 – 13/09/2021.
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Short selling ETFs and market performance
Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.Abstract We examine short selling activity in leveraged Exchange‐Traded Funds (ETFs) and its impact on underlying index performance. Using a novel measure of ETF short exposure, which includes long positions in inverse leveraged ETFs, we document that high short exposure is associated with positive performance in the subsequent period.
Doina C. Chichernea +2 more
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