... the likelihood of default. We relate the measures of cost structure with investors’ perceptions of firms’ riskiness, i.e. firms’ idiosyncratic risk, systematic risk, and total risk, respectively. After controlling for firm characteristics, such as size, growth opportunities, capital structure, profitability...

... from 2000 through 2011, the authors employ standard risk estimation modeling to compute βs, idiosyncratic risks, and total risks of both dependent-buyer firms and firms with a more diversified customer base. Findings The authors find that the βs, idiosyncratic risks, and total...

...Panayiotis G. Artikis The present article aims to evaluate the performance of thirty‐nine domestic bond mutual funds operating in the Greek financial market over the period 15/3/1999‐31/12/1999. The ranking of the sample mutual funds is different between the average daily return, and the total risk...