Electoral reciprocity in programmatic redistribution: Experimental Evidence...
We analyzed two conditional cash transfers experiments that preceded Honduran presidential elections in 2001 and 2013. In the first, smaller transfers had no effects on voter turnout or incumbent vote...
View ArticleHow Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? -- by Paul Gompers, William...
We survey 889 institutional venture capitalists (VCs) at 681 firms to learn how they make decisions across eight areas: deal sourcing; investment selection; valuation; deal structure; post investment...
View ArticleLove, Money, and Parental Goods: Does Parental Matchmaking Matter? -- by Fali...
While parental matchmaking has been widespread throughout history and across countries, we know little about the relationship between parental matchmaking and marriage outcomes. Does parental...
View ArticleSocial Experiments in the Labor Market -- by Jesse Rothstein, Till von Wachter
Large-scale social experiments were pioneered in labor economics, and are the basis for much of what we know about topics ranging from the effect of job training to incentives for job search to labor...
View ArticleBuying Reputation as a Signal of Quality: Evidence from an Online Marketplace...
Reputation is critical to foster trust in online marketplaces, yet leaving feedback is a public good that can be under-provided unless buyers are rewarded for it. Signaling theory implies that only...
View ArticleA Lesson from the Great Depression that the Fed Might have Learned: A...
We examine the first QE program through the lens of an open-market operation under taken by the Federal Reserve in 1932, at the height of the Great Depression. This program entailed large purchases of...
View ArticleECC To Introduce Direct Clearing Participant Membership For Spot Markets
European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) has introduced a new membership model - the Direct Clearing Participant Model (DCPM).read more...
View ArticleBorsa Italiana Monthly Update August 2016
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View ArticleEuronext Announces Volumes For August 2016
Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for August 2016.read more...
View ArticleS+T AG And Leifheit AG To Be Included In Selection Indices Of Deutsche...
On Monday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 19 September 2016. The shares of S+T AG will be included in the TecDAX index and will replace the...
View ArticleNon-Gaussian analytic option pricing: a closed formula for the L\'evy-stable...
We establish an explicit pricing formula for a class of non-Gaussian models (the Levy-stable, or Log-Levy model with finite moments and stability parameter between 1 and 2) allowing a straightforward...
View ArticleMultivariate Mixed Tempered Stable Distribution. (arXiv:1609.00926v1 [q-fin.ST])
The multivariate version of the Mixed Tempered Stable is proposed. It is a generalization of the Normal Variance Mean Mixtures. Characteristics of this new distribution and its capacity in fitting...
View ArticleDetermining Optimal Stop-Loss Thresholds via Bayesian Analysis of Drawdown...
Stop-loss rules are often studied in the financial literature, but the stop-loss levels are seldom constructed systematically. In many papers, and indeed in practice as well, the level of the stops is...
View ArticleSGX Sets Up Securities Market Industry Working Group
Singapore Exchange (SGX), in consultation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has formed a Securities Industry Working Group (IWG), to assess and make recommendations on SGX and industry...
View ArticleBursa Malaysia Securities Reprimands, Fines And Suspends Mohan A/L Arimuthu...
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded, imposed a fine of RM52,000 and suspended/restricted (as the case may be) Mohan A/L Arimuthu (Mohan) for...
View ArticleDubai Financial Market: Market Closed From Sunday 11 September 2016 On...
On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, the market will be closed starting from Sunday 11 September 2016 and the work will resume on Thursday 15 September 2016.
View Article“FTSE” And Abu Dhabi Discuss The possibility Of Launching...
Rashid Al Baloushi: The Index will contribute to attracting new investments to the Exchange FTSE Russell, which manages the biggest stock indices in the UK, is studying the issuance and listing of...
View ArticleEid Al- Adha Holiday For Qatar Stock Exchange
The market will resume trading on Sunday , 18 September 2016.read more...
View ArticleMoscow Exchange: Decreasing The Lot Sizes Of Futures Contracts On Silver And...
The size of Silver Futures (SILV) and Palladium Futures (PLD) will be decreased by 10 times since 19th of September 2016. Corresponding decrease of tick value will occur. Tick value of Futures-Style...
View ArticleUniversity Of Sri Jayawardenapura, Colombo, Joins CISI’s Worldwide...
The University of Sri Jayawardenapura (USJP), one of Sri Lanka’s largest state owned universities, has confirmed a partnership deal with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)...
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