.... Originality/value This study contributes novel insights into the cost of debt and index composition literature. It provides insights for academics, investors, creditors, corporate managers and index selection committees. This study contributes to the finance literature in two distinct ways. To the best...

...Mohammed Gbanja Abdulai; Samuel Sekyi; William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo Purpose This study investigates the finance-investment nexus in sub-Saharan Africa using data from 41 countries spanning the period from 2000 to 2022. The central question addressed is whether there is a “too little” or “too...

... and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Carbon data Carbon emissions Climate Finance Investing Portfolio management G10 G11 P18...

...Tim Carpenter Purpose In 2004, Roanoke College began offering a Student-Managed Fund course, wherein students were able to manage a portfolio of equity and fixed income using real money. While not a widely adopted concept at the time, it has since become quite common in finance programs, either...

... not have a similar effect. Finance Globalization Investments Emerging markets Home bias The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between globalization and the home bias phenomenon. Throughout the years, globalization surfaced as a crucial topic for discussion...

... Licensed re-use rights only Based on our experience, establishing a SMIF is best if it is an integral part of the development and implementation of an academic program that uses a SMIF as an experiential learning tool in a serious, high-level finance curriculum that will principally benefit very...

... money. The author calculates that in total, students around the world are directly managing more than 407m in assets as of 2007. This line of research also extends to the job market conditions for students who work and participate in an SMIF. Macy (2010) notes that finance programs at regional...

... Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Finance Econometrics Financial modelling Stock returns Tobin’s q is a device through which financial conditions are channeled to the real sector – especially real investment [1] (Tobin, 1969). It is also the keystone...

... financial economists because of its implication on the larger debate on stock price predictability and capital market efficiency. Finance Investment The most influential and provocative opinion supporting the Value Line anomaly, arousing intense debate, was offered by the renowned economist...

... and the IF, particularly between “hot issues” and the IF, and categorizes journal rankings into top-ten and other journals. Design/methodology/approach – The research sample encompasses publications from 2003 to 2013, focussing specifically on SSCI journals in the categories of business and finance. The examined...

... is accompanied by better performance. Finance Financial modelling Financial forecasting The estimation of beta comes from the CAPM, which is defined as follows: (Equation 1) where R _i,_t−r _f is the excess return...

... is statistically positive, this implies that having more insiders on the compensation committee actually promotes good firm performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Finance Compensation Corporate governance Control Compensation committees Valuations Many corporations have made...

... once they enter politics. Thus, there is evidence of a pork effect when assessing the overall value of political connections for firms. Dr Stephen Ferris can be contacted at: ferriss@missouri.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Finance Politics The value of political...

..., but not vice versa. Hong Kim Duong can be contacted at: hkduong@utep.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Finance Corporate governance Debt financing More importantly, the “debt capacity” and borrowing constraints limit firms from mimicking industry leaders. Small...

...Simplice A. Asongu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap between the pros and cons of a questionable finance-growth nexus. Design/methodology/approach – Over 20 fundamental characteristics that have influenced the debate over the last decades have been examined...

... Susana Yu can be contacted at: Yus@mail.montclair.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Finance Investment analysis Additions to the Nasdaq-100 Index are based primarily on market capitalization rather than on judgments about a firm’s stature in its industry. We analyze...

... be independent and not be the chairperson of the board. Finance Financial performance Financial investment Financial markets Corporate governance Emerging markets Block ownership is an important feature of the ownership structure of New Zealand listed companies (Gunasekarage and Reed, 2008...

... these two factors share some common trends. Finance Financial markets Stock markets Stock returns In line with many of the studies above, we will assume in this paper that the mean equation has stock returns as a function of a constant, lags of its own and a shock, with the focus moving...

... in modern finance. Originality/value – This is the first a survey of literature surveys on cash dividends. Professor H. Kent Baker can be contacted at: kbaker@american.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Dividends Survey research Finance Dividend policy Financial theory...

... early and hold losing positions too long. In addition, they also discuss other motivations such as mental accounting, regret aversion, and self-control. Dr Fabio L. Mattos can be contacted at: fmattos@unl.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Finance Decision making Farmers...