Labor in America: A History, 9th Edition
This book, designed to give a survey history of American labor from colonial times to the present, is uniquely well suited to speak to the concerns of today’s teachers and students. As issues of...
View ArticleAttacks on the Press: The New Face of Censorship
Attacks on the Press is a comprehensive, annual account of press conditions worldwide, focusing this year on the new face of censorship perpetrated by governments and non-state actors.read more...
View ArticleAsset Management Firms Select DIFC As Destination Of Choice for Property...
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the $7.4 trillion Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), has reinforced its position as the largest fund regime in the...
View ArticleThe Event Included 166 One-On-One Meetings With 52 London-Based Funds: DFM...
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has successfully concluded its International Investor Roadshow in London. The event included 166 One-on-one meetings between senior representatives of 14 Dubai-listed...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi Securities Exchange: Tatweej Academy Awards Rashed AlBlooshi Arab...
Tatweej Academy for Excellence Awards has awarded Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Chief Executive, Rashed AlBlooshi, Arab Eagle Award for General Management 2017.read more...
View ArticleThe Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market...
The total value of shares traded for the week ending 18 May 2017 amounted to SAR 16.00 billion, increasing by 19.83% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR...
View ArticleWealth dynamics in a sentiment-driven market. (arXiv:1705.07092v1 [q-fin.TR])
We study dynamics of a simulated world with stock and money, driven by the externally given processes which we refer to as sentiments. The considered sentiments influence the buy/sell stock trading...
View ArticleQuadratic hedging with multiple assets under illiquidity with applications in...
We propose a hedging approach for general contingent claims when liquidity is a concern and trading is subject to transaction cost. Multiple assets with different liquidity levels are available for...
View ArticleCDS Rate Construction Methods by Machine Learning Techniques....
Regulators require financial institutions to estimate counterparty default risks from liquid CDS quotes for the valuation and risk management of OTC derivatives. However, the vast majority of...
View ArticleConduct Risk - distribution models with very thin Tails. (arXiv:1705.06868v1...
Regulatory requirements dictate that financial institutions must calculate risk capital (funds that must be retained to cover future losses) at least annually. Procedures for doing this have been...
View ArticleShanghai Futures Exchange: Notification On Schedule For Continuous Trading...
According to the rules on continuous trading, the Exchange further clarifies the detailed schedule for continuous trading hours during the Dragon Boat Festival as follows: read more...
View ArticleThe Saudi Stock Exchange (TADAWUL) Announces The Publication Of Restriction...
The Saudi Stock Exchange (TADAWUL) announces the has assign of dedicated page on its website for the updates related to the restriction periods for board of directors and senior executives trading,...
View ArticleShanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Market Risk Control During Dragon Boat...
According to the Announcement by the Exchange on Trading Schedule during Dragon Boat Festival for 2017, the Exchange’s futures markets will be closed from May 28 through May 30. According to the Risk...
View ArticleAmman Stock Exchange: 25th Of May Public Holiday To Celebrate Jordan...
According to the Prime Minister's announcement on the occasion of Jordan Independence Day, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be closed on Thursday 25 May, 2017.
View ArticleFinancial Intermediation in Private Equity: How Well Do Funds of Funds...
This paper focuses on funds of funds (FOFs) as a form of financial intermediation in private equity (both buyout and venture capital). After accounting for fees, FOFs provide returns equal to or above...
View ArticleThe Lerner Symmetry Theorem: Generalizations and Qualifications -- by Arnaud...
The Lerner Symmetry Theorem (Lerner, 1936) establishes the equivalence between import tariffs and export taxes in a simple neoclassical economy with two countries, two final goods, and no trade costs....
View ArticleThe Cross-Border Spillover Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization --...
We examine the spillover effects of recreational marijuana legalization (RML) in Colorado and Washington on neighboring states. We find that RML causes a sharp increase in marijuana possession arrests...
View ArticleStraight Talkers and Vague Talkers: The Effects of Managerial Style in...
Managers conducting earnings conference calls display distinctive styles in their word choice. Some CEOs and CFOs are straight talkers. Others, by contrast, are vague talkers. Vague talkers routinely...
View ArticleMonetary Policy through Production Networks: Evidence from the Stock Market...
Monetary policy shocks have a large impact on stock returns in narrow windows around press releases by the Federal Reserve. We use spatial autoregressions to decompose the overall effect of monetary...
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