In this paper we propose a smooth test of comparison for the marginal distributions of two possibly dependent strictly stationary sequences. We first state a general test procedure. Several cases of dependence are then investigated, allowing to cover various real situations. The test is applied to both simulated data and real datasets obtained from financial markets.

Using a generalized assumption of Osgood type, we prove a new comparison result for viscosity sub and supersolutions of fully nonlinear, possibly degenerate, parabolic equations. Our result allows to deal with hamiltonian functions with a quadratic growth in the spatial gradient, under special compatibility conditions with the diffusive terms. It applies in particular to a financial differentia...

From the point of view of bank process reengineering theory, the paper focuses its discussion on definition and features of international trade financing based on the principles and requirements of financial innovation. Through the clarification for international trade financing process and comparison for ways of international trade financing under traditional trade settlement methods, trade fi...

this paper explores the effectiveness of financial literacy programs. it further seeks to establish the relationship between financial literacy and certain demographic characteristics. this study adopted a correlational research design as the framework to examine the relationship between variables without determining cause and effect. data were randomly collected from 235 petty traders in kumas...

  In recent years, various time series models have been proposed for financial markets forecasting. In each case, the accuracy of time series forecasting models are fundamental to make decision and hence the research for improving the effectiveness of forecasting models have been curried on. Many researchers have compared different time series models together in order to determine more efficien...

This papers studies the impact of a financial transactions tax on the trading volume and asset price volatility in a model with heterogeneous beliefs. To model heterogeneous beliefs we follow Kurz (1994, 1997) and restrict the class of beliefs to the subset of rational beliefs. We study a tax on bond and asset purchases. The simulated model shows that the introduction of a transaction tax resul...

Despite the popularity of financial compensation as a means for addressing trust violations, the question whether (more) money can indeed buy trust back remains largely unexplored. In the present research, we focus on the role of violation type and compensation size. The results of a scenario study and a laboratory experiment show that financial compensation can effectively promote the restorat...

The emergence of the recent financial crisis, during which markets frequently underwent changes in their statistical structure over a short period of time, illustrates the importance of non-stationary modelling in financial time series. Motivated by this observation, we propose a fast, well performing and theoretically tractable method for detecting multiple change points in the structure of an...

The paper investigates the empirical significance of revenue management in determining firm-level fixed capital investment when investment opportunities are controlled for by two of the recently-introduced empirical fundamentals: profitability shocks and the gap measure between the desired and actual capital stocks (mandated investment rate). Tobin's q is also included in the analyses for the p...

Country risk has recently become a topic of major concern for the international financial community. A critical assessment of country risk is essential because it reflects the ability and willingness of a country to service its financial obligations. Various risk rating agencies employ different methods to determine country risk ratings, combining a range of qualitative and quantitative informa...