We propose that extrapolative beliefs about earnings announcement (EA) returns may contribute to the understanding of EA return patterns. construct a theoretically motivated measure investors’ expectations based on stock’s recent history returns. then show this explains cross-sectional variation in stock and investor behavior around EAs. Stocks expected have high returns, according our measure,...

We reinvestigate the correlation between black hole mass and bulge concentration. With an increased galaxy sample (totalling 27), updated estimates of galaxy distances, black hole masses, and Sérsic indices n — a measure of concentration — we perform a least-squares regression analysis to obtain a relation suitable for the purpose of predicting black hole masses in other galaxies. In addition t...

Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of leukemia; benzene, an established leukemogen, is present in cigarette smoke. By combining epidemiologic data on the health effects of smoking with risk assessment techniques for low-dose extrapolation, we assessed the proportion of smoking-induced total leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) attributable to the benzene in cigarette sm...