Tag: published research
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Where are the top 2% of scientists? And who are the Irish amongst them?
Of course, that presupposes that we can identify them! A group of researchers at Stanford have made a recent attempt to do just that. The paper is available, unpaywalled, here. They produce a composite indicator to rank authors. So where are the leading authors? Unsurprisingly, the USA, UK and Germany come out tops. But Ireland…
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Do U.S. Macroeconomic Surprises Influence Equity Returns? An Exploratory Analysis of Developed Economies
Do U.S. Macroeconomic Surprises Influence Equity Returns? An Exploratory Analysis of Developed Economies We are all aware of how markets react around major macroeconomic announcements – unemployment, interest rate changes or not, housing starts etc. There is a large research body on how the US equity market reacts to the US announcements but less so…
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An empirical study of multiple direct international listings
An empirical study of multiple direct international listings Companies cross list on multiple stock exchanges. We know this. Why do some companies crosslist on multiple exchanges however? This paper tries to get to the bottom of this. It has been published in Global Finance Journal. Abstract “In this study, we examine the multiple direct foreign-listing…
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From Hubris to Nemesis: Irish Banks, Behavioral Biases, and the Crisis
From Hubris to Nemesis: Irish Banks, Behavioral Biases, and the Crisis This paper, with Michael Dowling of DCU, takes a look at the behavioral aspects of Irish banks over the crisis period. It is forthcoming in Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, next march. A final version can be downloaded from the link. Abstract…