We test the relation between ambiguity aversion and five household portfolio choice puzzles: nonparticipation in equities, low allocations to equity, home-bias, own-company stock ownership, and portfolio under-diversification. In a representative US household survey, we measure ambiguity preferences using custom-designed questions based on Ellsberg urns. As theory predicts, ambiguity aversion i...

Many large U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs) continued to pay dividends during the recent financial crisis, even as financial market conditions deteriorated, large losses accumulated, and emergency capital and liquidity were being provided by the official sector. In contrast, share repurchases by these BHCs dropped sharply in the early part of the crisis. Documenting this divergent behavior is...

We propose a methodology useful for food services, allowing contribution margins to be optimized. This is based on statistical tools, inventory models and financial indicators. To reduce the gap between theory and practice, we apply this methodology to the case study of a Chilean company to show its potential. We conduct a real-world demand data analysis for perishable and non-perishable produc...

To secure technological and industrial competitiveness, the KOSDAQ market is implementing a technology-growth listing system. In general, such listed companies have been recognized for their prowess at time of listing, but there are few cases where technology has commercialized or realized. Nevertheless, largest shareholder sold shares after lock-up period using system to obtain capital gain. A...

Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between Chief Financial Officer (CFO) education background and company performance. We identified educational levels, namely bachelor, master, doctorate, certification.Method: uses 1176 sample companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange IDX in2014-2017. purposing sampling testing Ordinary Least Square Regression STATA 14.Finding: found that ...

  Background The health promoting behaviors determine the health status in the present and future. The medical students, as developers and providers of professional care, play a key role in the promotion of health. Hence, determining the health promoting behaviors among them is of the essence. The present study aimed to investigate the health promoting behaviors among the students at Kermanshah...