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Submissions from 2010

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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

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Regulation of Health Care Sharing Ministries, Kevin Eastman, Joseph Ruhland, and Alan D. Eastman

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Investor Education: How Plan Sponsors Should Report Investor’s Returns, Ken Johnston, John Hatem, and Thomas A. Carnes

Submissions from 2009

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A Comparative Analysis of Grading Practices by Discipline Within a College of Business, Michael M. Barth, Jun Liu, and William Wells

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Lifetime Earnings, Mortality, and Social Security Benefits: Implications for Reform?, Alan D. Eastman and Kevin Eastman

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Interactive Technology in the Classroom: An Exploratory Look at Its Use and Effectiveness, Jacqueline K. Eastman, Rajesh Iyer, and Kevin Eastman

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Yield-to-Maturity and the Reinvestment of Coupon Payments: Reply, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Chris W. Paul

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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

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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

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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

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Testing for Deterministic Monetary Chaos: Metric and Topological Diagnostics, John Barkoulas

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Takeover Defenses, Golden Parachutes, and Bargaining Over Stochastic Synergy Gains: A Note on Optimal Contracting, John Barkoulas, Atreya Chakraborty, and Amy C. Farah Dr.

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Technical Efficiency in Russian Agriculture, Gregory J. Brock, Margarita Grazhdaninova, Zvi Lerman, and Vasilii Uzun

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Academic Dishonesty: An Exploratory Study Examining Whether Insurance Students Are Different From Other College Students, Kevin Eastman, Jacqueline K. Eastman, and Rajesh Iyer

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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

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Yield-to-Maturity and the Reinvestment of Coupon Payments, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Chris Paul

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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

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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

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Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Patterns: A Case of Political Pork Barrel?, William Wells, Jim F. Couch, and Robert J. Williams

Submissions from 2007

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An Improved Pedagogy of Corporate Finance: A Constrained Shareholder Wealth Maximization Goal, John Barkoulas, M. Santos, and G. Vega

Submissions from 2005

Reviewed: The New Buffettology, by Mary Buffett and David Clark, John Barkoulas

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Short- and Long-Term Effects of the 9/11 Event: The International Evidence, John Barkoulas, V. Richman, and M. Santos

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Exchange Rates and Fundamental Variables: A Semi-parametric Analysis of Binary Choice, John Hatem, Ken Johnston, and David A. Carter

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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

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Persistent Dependence in Foreign Exchange Rates? A Reexamination, John Barkoulas, C. F. Baum, M. Caglayan, and Atreya Chakraborty

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A Pedagogical Note on Risk Framing, John Hatem, Michael M. Barth, and Bill Zang

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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

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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

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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

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Choosing between Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans, John Hatem, Shawn M. Forbes, and Ken Johnston

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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

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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

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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 1993

Do Prime Rate Changes Affect the Stock Market?, John Hatem and Shawn M. Forbes

Submissions from 1992

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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

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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