The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) approach is used to estimate the IAA's cost of capital. To implement this approach, it is necessary to estimate the IAA's cost of equity, its cost of debt and its gearing ratio. ...
We use bivariate ARCH specifications to model the conditional mean and stock price volatility
for 56 takeover bids from January 1985 and July 1994. Using daily data from one year prior to the
takeover announcement until ...
The study is based on a questionnaire survey of 117 Irish software firms. It finds no systematic relation between product lead time and acquisition of first external funds in new technology-based firms (NTBFs). Contrary ...
The early years of the 21st century have been a difficult and challenging time for the managed
funds industry. The neglected history of managed funds reveals prior episodes of sustained growth,
questionable practices, ...
This study examines asymmetries in real estate investment trust (REIT) returns using a variety of metrics, and compares them to several stock indexes and the U.S. long-term government bond index. The findings reveal that ...