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Submissions from 2012
Our economic times: Fiscal Cliff or Speed Bump?, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: Fiscal Cliff Threatens Global Growth, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: Jobs Creation’s Natural Enemy, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: Popular Misconceptions of the Financial Crisis and the U.S. Recession, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: The Costs of Long-Term Unemployment, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: The Fanciful World of Expansionary Austerity, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: The Importance of the Bond Market, Nicholas Mangee
Our Economic Times: What’s in an IPO?, Nicholas Mangee
The Persistent Impact of the Housing Market on the Economy and Jobs, Nicholas Mangee
The U.S. Labor Crisis: This Time Is Different, Nicholas Mangee
Unemployment as a Lagging Indicator, Nicholas Mangee
What is the Stock Market Telling Us?, Nicholas Mangee
What the Federal Reserve Has (Has Not) Done, Nicholas Mangee
The Effect of Bank Activity Restriction on Life Insurers’ Efficiency: Evidence from European Markets, Rongrong Zhang
Submissions from 2011
Perceptions of Status Consumption and the Economy, Jacqueline K. Eastman and Kevin L. Eastman
Business Students' Perceptions, Attitudes, and Satisfaction with Interactive Technology: An Exploratory Study, Jacqueline K. Eastman, Rajesh Iyer, and Kevin L. Eastman
Improving Undergraduate Student Satisfaction with the Consumer Behavior Course: Will Interactive Technology Help?, Jacqueline K. Eastman, Rajesh Iyer, and Kevin L. Eastman
Earnings Smoothing, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Property Liability Insurance Industry, David L. Eckles, Martin Halek, Enya He, David W. Sommer, and Rongrong Zhang
The Role of Information Sharing in Trade Credit Distribution: Evidence from Thailand, Rongrong Zhang
Submissions from 2010
Market Reaction to Regulatory Capture and Political Risk in a Highly-Salient Environment, Randy E. Dumm, Andre P. Liebenberg, Ivonne A. Liebenberg, and Joseph Ruhland
Regulation of Health Care Sharing Ministries, Kevin Eastman, Joseph Ruhland, and Alan D. Eastman
Investor Education: How Plan Sponsors Should Report Investor’s Returns, Ken Johnston, John Hatem, and Thomas A. Carnes
Submissions from 2009
A Comparative Analysis of Grading Practices by Discipline Within a College of Business, Michael M. Barth, Jun Liu, and William Wells
Lifetime Earnings, Mortality, and Social Security Benefits: Implications for Reform?, Alan D. Eastman and Kevin Eastman
Interactive Technology in the Classroom: An Exploratory Look at Its Use and Effectiveness, Jacqueline K. Eastman, Rajesh Iyer, and Kevin Eastman
Yield-to-Maturity and the Reinvestment of Coupon Payments: Reply, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Chris W. Paul
Put Option Portfolio Insurance vs. Asset Allocation, John Hatem and Ken Johnston
Making the Mortgage Insurance Purchase Decision When Premiums are Tax Deductible, John Hatem, Chris W. Paul, and William H. Wells
The Effect of Operational Slack, Diversification, and Vertical Relatedness on the Stock Market Reaction to Supply Chain Disruptions, Kevin B. Hendricks, Vinod R. Singhal, and Rongrong Zhang
The Dynamics of the Market for Medical Malpractice Insurance, Faith R. Neale, Kevin Eastman, and Pamela P. Peterson-Drake
Five Money Resolutions to Make (and Keep) in the New Year, Joseph Ruhland
Money Mistakes to Avoid During the Holidays, Joseph Ruhland
Retirement Planning: An Instructional Activity Demonstrating Accumulation Differences between Lottery Winnings and Savings Programs, Joseph Ruhland, Chris W. Paul, and Karen L. Hamilton
On the Mortgage Insurance Purchase Decision, William Wells, David L. Eckles, and Martin Halek
Is Debt Monitoring an Effective Corporate Governance Mechanism: An Empirical Examination, Rongrong Zhang
Submissions from 2008
Testing for Deterministic Monetary Chaos: Metric and Topological Diagnostics, John Barkoulas
Takeover Defenses, Golden Parachutes, and Bargaining Over Stochastic Synergy Gains: A Note on Optimal Contracting, John Barkoulas, Atreya Chakraborty, and Amy C. Farah Dr.
Technical Efficiency in Russian Agriculture, Gregory J. Brock, Margarita Grazhdaninova, Zvi Lerman, and Vasilii Uzun
Academic Dishonesty: An Exploratory Study Examining Whether Insurance Students Are Different From Other College Students, Kevin Eastman, Jacqueline K. Eastman, and Rajesh Iyer
A Probabilistic Model for Measuring Stock Returns and the Returns from Playing Lottery Tickets: The Basis of an Instructional Activity, Karen L. Hamilton, Chris W. Paul, and Joseph Ruhland
Yield-to-Maturity and the Reinvestment of Coupon Payments, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Chris Paul
Market Pricing of Political Risk: Evidence from the Property-Liability Insurance Industry, Andre P. Liebenberg, Ivonne A. Liebenberg, and Joseph Ruhland
KIVA: Peer to Peer Microfinance and the Stimulus of Entrepreneurship, Morgan Miles, Jaqueline K. Eastman, and Jacqueline K. Eastman
Nation of Origin Bias and the Enforcement of Immigration Laws by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, William Wells, Jim F. Couch, Brett A. King, and Peter M. Williams
Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Patterns: A Case of Political Pork Barrel?, William Wells, Jim F. Couch, and Robert J. Williams
Submissions from 2007
An Improved Pedagogy of Corporate Finance: A Constrained Shareholder Wealth Maximization Goal, John Barkoulas, M. Santos, and G. Vega
Submissions from 2006
Dynamics of Intra-EMS Interest Rate Linkages, John Barkoulas and C. F. Baum
Long-Memory Forecasting of U.S. Monetary Indices, John Barkoulas and C. F. Baum
Ownership Structure, Keiretsu Group Affiliation, and Operating Efficiency, Rongrong Zhang
The Effects of Firm and Country Level Governance Mechanisms on Dividend Policy, Cash Holdings, and Firm Value: a Cross-country Study, Rongrong Zhang
Submissions from 2005
Reviewed: The New Buffettology, by Mary Buffett and David Clark, John Barkoulas
Short- and Long-Term Effects of the 9/11 Event: The International Evidence, John Barkoulas, V. Richman, and M. Santos
Exchange Rates and Fundamental Variables: A Semi-parametric Analysis of Binary Choice, John Hatem, Ken Johnston, and David A. Carter
Best Practices Implementation Within Mutual Fund Families, William Wells, Don Nelson, Kevin Perry, and Don Hanson
Submissions from 2004
Reviewed: The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham, John Barkoulas
Persistent Dependence in Foreign Exchange Rates? A Reexamination, John Barkoulas, C. F. Baum, M. Caglayan, and Atreya Chakraborty
A Pedagogical Note on Risk Framing, John Hatem, Michael M. Barth, and Bill Zang
A Beginner’s Guide to Event Studies, William Wells
Prime Time: National Television Appearances of College Football Teams and Changes in Enrollment, William Wells, Jim F. Couch, and Brett King
Submissions from 2003
Forward Premiums and Market Efficiency: Panel Unit-Root Evidence from the Term Structure of the Forward Premiums, John Barkoulas, C. F. Baum, and Atreya Chakraborty
The Forward Rate Unbiasedness Hypothesis: Evidence from a New Test, John Barkoulas, Natalya Delcoure, C. F. Baum, and Atreya Chakraborty
Submissions from 2002
Grade Inflation at the College Level: An Empirical Examination of GPA Trend, William Wells, Donald Hanson, and Fran Quinn
Submissions from 2001
Choosing between Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Ken Johnston
A Comparison of State University Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plans: a Monte Carlo simulation, John Hatem, Ken Johnston, and Shawn M. Forbes
Submissions from 2000
A Reexamination of Institutions and Individuals at the Turn of the Year, Ken Johnston, Don R. Cox, and Anthony G. Barilla
Submissions from 1999
An IRR Analysis of Defined Benefit Versus Defined Contribution Retirement Plans, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Ken Johnston
Submissions from 1998
NYSE & AMEX Listed Firms That Pay No Dividend: A Recent History, John Hatem and Shawn M. Forbes
Submissions from 1995
The Nature of the Predictability of German Stock Returns, John Hatem, G. G. Booth, C. Mustafa, and O. Loistl
Submissions from 1994
The Role of Systematic Covariance and Coskewness in the Pricing of Real Estate: Evidence from Equity REITS, John Hatem, Tim Vines, and Cheng-Ho Hsieh
Submissions from 1993
Do Prime Rate Changes Affect the Stock Market?, John Hatem and Shawn M. Forbes
Submissions from 1992
Stochastic Modeling of Security Returns: Evidence from the Helsinki Stock Exchange, John Hatem, G. G. Booth, I. Virtanen, and P. Yli-Olli
Submissions from 1991
Conditional Dependence in Precious Metal Prices, John Hatem, V. Akgiray, G. G. Booth, and C. Mustafa
The Gold/Silver Spread Ratio and the Presence of Long-Term Equilibrium, John Hatem, G. G. Booth, and C. Mustafa
Submissions from 1990
An Analysis of Single-Family Housing Affordability in Louisiana for Eight Selected Cities, John Hatem, J. L. Glascock, and C. F. Sirmans
