Topic: Investing
You Have Women on Your Board? Gender Inequality and the Choices of Foreign Fund Manager
How investment data and country rankings correlate on treatment of women
You Call That Fun? Why Individual Stock Investors Bother
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam studies how some investors’ gambling mentality affects share prices
World Economy 9.6% Bigger Without Investment Barriers
In a model, cultural differences matter as much as geography, institutional distinctions or capital constraints
Why Risk and Reward Don’t Always Move in Concert
Investors initially underreact to volatility, then overreact
Why Big Banks Can Pay Less on Deposits
Their level of technology and services makes up for it; it’s vice versa with little banks
Who Gets Venture Capital?
Experienced founders with good products still need great employees to attract early investment, study finds
When Younger Investors Overreact to News, Others Feel It
Inexperienced investors, lacking historical context, impact markets
When the Fed Taps the Brakes, Not All Banks Slow Down
Some lenders’ balance sheets are less affected by a rising federal funds rate
When Lenders Put a Muzzle on Borrowers
Companies hide from shareholders information about loans — more than likely to appease banks
When Individuals Concentrate in a Stock, Earnings Surprises Play Out Differently
Price movements can be more extreme
When Financial Intermediaries Sneeze, These Assets Catch a Cold
Some investment vehicles are more reliant than others on the health of trading firms
What Limited Attention Does to Efficient Market Theory
Stocks don’t react to news immediately because, well, we’re human
What Happens to Pesos When Dollars Go Digital?
As major central banks adopt digital currency, emerging countries will feel mixed effects
What Drives LBO Fever? More Than Just Cheap Loans
Private equity investors weigh the total cost of capital — not just debt, but equity as well — when pursuing buyouts
Upside Earnings Surprise Issued Late: Signal of Possible Manipulation
Companies that take longer than expected to announce results may be buying time for accounting tricks
Unintended Consequence of Stale Corporate Bond Fund Prices Amid Fed Tightening
In wild markets, do the most dated prices actually reduce redemptions?